“European Route of thermal heritage and thermal...

1 European Route of thermal heritage and thermal towns

“European Route of thermal heritage and thermal towns”

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E.H.T.T.A. European Historical Thermal Town Association

February 2010 Domain: Tourism, Culture, Health and Well-being General theme: Valorization of thermal cultural heritage in Europe; revitalization of the historical tradition of European thermal cities; promotion of the European spa towns’ heritage. Promotion of European spa culture that brings with it different concepts: welfare, health, tradition. Today the European spa towns are investing to meet the growing demand for well-being that comes from the market, particularly from age groups that since nowadays have never been involved in traditional spas. Sub-theme: Heritage, Local tourism, Sport and leisure time. Health and wellness of European citizens. (Date of certification:)

PART I

DESCRIPTION

TOWARDS A EUROPEAN SPA TOWN CULTURAL ROUTE

Baden-Baden, Bath, Budapest, Karlovy Vary, Spa, Vichy are only a few big names of European spa towns, and they are indeed synonymous with baths. But Europe is home to thousands of spa towns that we are aiming to promote through the Cultural Route along with their spa heritage, to show their unique urban personalities, their different styles of architecture – traits that distinguish the spa town experience of Spa or Dax or Vals from that of Wiesbaden or Piestany or Velingrad; and also to show what they have in common: a spa culture that, for all of its variety and different local flavours, can truly be called European.

The proposed route appropriately begins where European spa culture itself was born, in Greece. From there, it crosses the countries and cultures of seven geographic and cultural areas: Southern and Eastern Europe (Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Slovakia, and Czech Republic), Central Europe (Slovenia, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland), Italy, Iberia, Western Europe (France, Luxembourg, and Belgium), the United Kingdom and Scandinavia.

Not less significant are the aspects related to the development of local and regional tourism as Spa town are often situated in peripheral or mountainous regions and the consideration that their economic weigh is growing every year as, today, spa tourism represents 10 % of total European tourism that is an increasing sector of European economy.

Finally thermal water and the healthy life style that is part of the “culture of thermalism”, is the heart of the promotion of well being and health of European citizens, influenced by a stressful society, spa towns are a way of pampering oneself.


We may conclude that, if the spa towns do not presently act as a “system”, then they consist of a system in waiting: already on the rebound from a sleepy 20th century, they need protection, reinvigoration and development, which require Europe-wide coordination, they need to be cherished, set apart and rediscovered by means, for example, of a European cultural route. OBJECTIVES AND AIMS OF THE THERMAL ROUTE NETWORK

The spa town Cultural-route will be a permanent European network of towns that boast a recognized spa tradition and a rich heritage and that exploit spa and mineral waters, in order to enhance their history and safeguard and protect their cultural heritage as spa towns, while defining creative and innovative policies of promotion and enhancement. Its main objectives are:

− to show the towns’ unique urban personalities and also to show what they have in common: a spa culture that for all its variety and variants and different local flavors can truly be called European.

− to encourage the integrated development of spa towns and safeguard their cultural and architectural heritage, by exchanging experiences and good practices at European level;

− to promote the network in close collaboration with European institutions and with the support of European programmes;

− to encourage the development of researches, analyses, studies and statistics in the spa sector, especially concerning the history, and artistic, and cultural heritage;

− to develop a new strategy for thermal sector which will have to be considered in the future one of the most promising sector for its cultural and touristic potential, contributing to the economy of culture and in order to fulfil the objective of the Lisbon strategy, making the EU “the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world, capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion”.

HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT The origins of European thermalism In Ancient Greece, hot spring water was ritualised as sacred and used as a basic medicine. Bathing became therapeutic in the 3rd century BC. The rise of the Romans popularised thermal practices first in Greece, then in all of Europe. The Greeks exported their practices to the Italian peninsula. Rome took it over in the 2nd century BC, but its Greek stamp remained. Springs abounded in central Italy, and as 4th century monuments around them attest, the practice of thermalism. They created a central place for water in public life and also a distinction between soft water and “medical water”, classifying the latter according to composition and the ailments they treated. The Romans spread out on the continent and brought their thermal practices with them, hunting for springs and “Romanising” them, transforming them into functional replicas of baths back on the peninsula. Ruins and existing architecture and practice reveal the glorious Roman past of European spa towns. Middle Age thermalism: the Church and Islam After the fall of Rome European thermalism went into hibernation. Christianity ascribed to the practice of thermalism a kind of decadent immorality, condemning nudity and common bathing between the sexes. Meanwhile, the Moors invaded the Iberian Peninsula in the 7th century and brought with them Islam’s emphasis on cleanliness and the purifying nature of water, but they remained confined to Iberia, and later to Andalusia. Something changed with the arrival of the Ottoman Turks. From the 15th to 18th centuries the Ottomans ruled over an immense chunk of Europe and water was sacred to them, they were Muslims too and possessed a rich heritage of thermal steam bathing and they influenced the whole of Europe. But beyond Iberia and the Ottomans, the culture of public bathing in Europe suffered throughout the Middle Ages. The puritanical Church continued its chastisements of the immorality of public bathing, and the Reformation’s moralising didn’t help, while epidemics of disease, including the Black Death,


discouraged the practice owing to fears of contagion. Overall, thermalism began its decline in the 4th century and didn’t truly re-emerge until the 18th century. No more religion: the golden age of thermalism Fortunately, the Renaissance renewed interest in the classical world. Henry IV of France in 1607 issued the first ever Charter of Mineral Waters and the rediscovery of Roman baths across Europe reinvigorated the ancient practice of thermalism. Bathing in natural springs experienced its own renaissance, first at the royal level with a certain “royal thermalism,” wherein kings and queens bathed in spring waters to medicinally prevent sterility and cultivate fertility. 20th century thermalism: from Belle Epoque to bust The century started out great: spa towns continued to flourish during the Belle Epoque. Even the First World War, though it put a momentary stop to pleasure-seeking, didn’t permanently mar thermalism’s gains on the continent. During the war wounded soldiers, such as the Kaiser’s army bivouacking at Spa, Belgium, salved their wounds in spring waters. After the war, thermalism soothed a Europe that wanted to forget the war’s horrors. 21st century thermalism: on the rebound So the progression of European thermalism’s character is clear: from quasi-religious and therapeutic (Antiquity) to largely medicinal and forgotten (Middle Ages, excepting the Moors and the Ottomans, whose thermalism was therapeutic and socially dynamic) to touristic (The Golden Age) and back to medicinal and forgotten (mid-20th century). Now, perhaps on the brink of undergoing yet another transformation, it’s returning once again to the realm of tourism. “Health tourism” is growing. Big-city hotels, single-establishment spas or “health resorts” might have no connection to natural thermal springs or to the medical establishment, but connections to either are a draw. Because health tourism so often involves bathing in water or steam, using mineral water and natural springs can draw clients. Spa towns are being promoted, enhanced and exploited anew. Hydrotherapy in the form of preventive, curative and alternative treatments abounds in Europe. Thermalism instilled the values of healing, therapy and healthy, disciplined living, eating right, getting in touch with one’s body. It created a culture, and to a degree inspired the arts.


PART II

BUILDING THE NETWORK

STATE OF ADVANCEMENT To understand the creation process of the proposed route, it is first of all necessary to refer to the recent past. The most part of the cities taking part to the network were involved in the Project “Thermae Europae” presented by the City of Karlovy Vary on the program Culture 2000, which ended in September 2009. It has created a network consisting of the oldest spa in Europe, involving 11 countries and 15 cities and entities. The project has identified new methods of tourist and cultural management of tourism and defined a common approach to the restoration and preservation of thermal architectural heritage. The PRODUCTS created within the project were: 9 Meetings of the Management Committee and Scientific Committee in 9 partners countries, 6 scientific seminars and 2 conferences, a Book on thermal history and European thermal inheritance aiming at the identification of enhancement innovative strategies: a brochure of the Project, a travelling exhibition THERMAE EUROPAE, 3 specific artistic events (Karlovy Vary CZ-,-S Varberg, Acqui Terme "European Water Festival" 23rd May 2009), a multilingual illustrated catalogue of the exhibition, a photographic exhibition and a photographic reportage to create a new image of the thermal heritage, a quarterly THERMAE EUROPE magazine made to promote and enhance the spa towns, and a website. In December 2009, from the collaboration between the partners was born, EHTTA (European Thermal Town Historical Association) European non-profit Association which set as its primary objective the consolidation of the network through the creation of a European Cultural Route of cities that respond to the fundamental criterion of historicity of the spa centre, presence of a relevant artistic heritage and exploitation of spa and mineral waters. Considering the abundance and the variety of the identified spas resorts, we might later identify the major themes characterizing the European product, resulting in sub routes. Only in this way we can represent the European thermal reality, giving voice to the expressions that it takes in different countries. The sub itineraries combine the need to define an impact single product with the need to highlight the peculiarities of the single reality. Through the routes we feature the specificities in a simplified and focused way. These facts show that the route proposed by the EHTTA will develop in stages. The first phase (the present) sees the direct involvement of the following cities that have actively contributed not only to the creation of the EHTTA but also to the preparation of this dossier

COUNTRY PARTNER

1 Belgium City of Spa

2 France City of Vichy

3 Italy City of Acqui Terme

4 Italy City Salsomaggiore

5 Italy City of Bagni di Lucca

6 Portugal City of Chaves

7 Czech Republic

Karlovy Vary Region (three thermal towns Františkovy Lázně Karlovy Vary Mariánské Lázně)

8 UK City of Bath

9 Slovakia City of Piešt’any


The second step foresees the formalization of the contact already started with the following cities that were invited to take part to the Route on the basis of the previous collaborations:

COUNTRY SPA RESORT

10 Germany City of Baden Baden

11 Hungary City of Budapest

12 Czech Republic City of Karlovy Vary

13 Bulgaria City of Kyustendil

14 Luxembourg City of Mondorf les Bains

15 Spain City of Ourense

16 Sweden City of Varberg

17 Romania City of Techirghiol

At the moment three towns, Varberg (S), Techirghiol (Ro) and Ourense (E) have already expressed their intention to take part to the Itinerary; their application will be formalized after the evaluation of the criteria to be admitted to the Itinerary. The third step involves all the European cities, identified, in the first research realized in the Book “Thermae Europae, discovering art, architecture and heritage in Europe’s spa towns”, as a "spa town" since their foundation in a study conducted within the project Thermae Europae, that have historically deployed activities linked to water cures with its effects on the development of the Town its architecture, tourism and cultural and socioeconomic initiatives. The water cures in question are linked to the exploitation of mineral and spa waters. GREECE AND EASTERN EUROPE GREECE

1. Kamena Vourla 2. Edipsos

BULGARIA 3. Velingrad 4. Kyustendil

HUNGARY

Budapest

SLOVAKIA 4. Piešt’any

CZECH REPUBLIC 5. Karlovy Vary 6. Františkovy Lázně 7. Marianske Lazně

CENTRAL EUROPE AUSTRIA

8. Baden bei Wien 9. Bad Ischl


GERMANY

10. Bad Brükenhaus 11. Bad Nauheim 12. Stadt Bad Ems 13. Weisbaden 14. Baden Baden

SWIZERLAND 15. Vals

ITALY 16. San Pellegrino Terme 17. Acqui Terme 18. Salsomaggiore 19. Montecatini 20. Bagni di Lucca 21. Monte Pignoni 22. Cianciano Terme

IBERIAN PENINSULA PORTUGAL

23. Pedras Salgadas 24. Vidago 25. Chaves

SPAIN 26. Mondariz 27. Carratraca 28. Caldes de Montbui

WESTERN EUROPE FRANCE

29. Bagnères – de - Bigorre 30. Dax 31. Aix - les - Bains 32. Evian 33. Châtel - Guyon 34. Royat - Chamalièrs 35. Vichy 36. Vittel

LUXEMBOURG 37. Mondorf – les Bains

BELGIUM 38. Spa 39. Chaudfontaine

UNITED KINGDOM ENGLAND


40. Bath 41. Cheltenham 42. Royal Leamington Spa 43. Buxton

SCANDINAVIA SWEDEN

44. Varberg

FINLAND 45. Naantali

The overall and ultimately vision of the proposed route could be represented in the figure below.

The number of towns we expect will participate to the thermal cultural itinerary will be approximately 60/100 all around Europe in the following years.


CONFORMITY WITH THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA OF THE THEME

“1. the theme must be representative of European values and common to several countries of Europe”; The subject responds perfectly to the revitalization of cultural heritage of spa, meaning both in terms of healing, but also as historical and artistic heritage and a strong attraction for tourists. This project may become an important European Cultural Itinerary, able to consolidate and reaffirm our historical and cultural roots, but also able to move the economy of the individual territories. The baths has long been synonymous of beauty, pleasure, will of feel better/wellness, but also of ability to slow time, an always more current concept in the frenetic everyday life. This millenarian culture endures and the European experience itself calls us to know better the true originality of the thermal proposal; the health concept becomes expands itself, becomes wellness desire and expands itself again, desiring, imposing an healthy habitat. And new themes are reached too: the city health becomes a paradigm for the thermal culture, according to which combine in the best way the territory’s potentials, starting from his history and roots. “2. the theme must be researched and developed by groups of multidisciplinary experts from different regions of Europe so as to ensure that the activities and projects which illustrate it are based on consensus;” The scientific aspect represents one the cardinal points on which the association’s activity develops. The scientific border cooperation will be ensured by The Academic Committee, which, by now, results composed by 5 member from 4 different countries. According to the full-cooperation spirit between the cities for reaching the scientific purposes, which are content full and strongly shared between the future Route countries, during the next phases in the network creation, the Committee will be implemented, from time to time, with other representatives elected by each city, to voice all the diversities that characterize both thermal culture and tradition in several countries and, simultaneously, to create a focus group able to highlight the elements in common and to draw some European strategies. “3. the theme must be illustrative of European memory, history and heritage, refer to at least one of the three topics in the general conceptual framework proposed by the programme (peoples, migrations, broad currents of civilization) and contribute to an interpretation of the diversity of present-day Europe” There’s many spa cities that trace their roots in the European history, with particular reference to memory, history and landscape. The theme proposed is representative of a dialogue-seeking, comparison among different cultures and collaboration for strengthening of an European network for the enhancement and promotion of spa tourism. Many of these historical cities, characterized by the presence of cultural and natural resources, are partly rooted in the advancement of science in full positivistic climate and partly in the search for a philosophical return to nature In Europe, in most cases, these new entities develop thoughts the efforts of enlightened rulers, which made part of a program of civil action the construction of thermal complex. These thermal realities have lived trough years of Belle Epoque, and became urban expressions of bourgeois rise, first, and decay, then, embracing Modernism in all its acceptances: Art Nouveau, Jugendstil, and Liberty. “4. the theme must lend itself to cultural and educational exchanges for young people and hence be in line with the Council of Europe's ideas and concerns in these fields” The theme is focused on some of the actions on cultural exchange and education, especially aiming at young people. The hope is to intensify contacts between scientific environments, non-governmental youth organizations and governments, and to promote long-term multilateral projects of comparative search, encouraging intercultural dialogue and promote exchanges with young people across Europe. These actions are also strongly followed by European Council. “5. the theme must permit the development of initiatives and exemplary and innovative projects in the field of cultural tourism and sustainable cultural development” Task of the network will be foster the study of the artistic and cultural thermal heritage and to develop touristic and cultural activities that cause economical impacts on tourism and spas.


It is hoped that the project is opportunity for training and work, especially at a time not easy, where we need to innovate and focus on creative projects that can involve the youth universe The provided activities in this area will be many and multidisciplinary: wandering exhibitions, thematic festivals, seminars and conferences, competitions and publications. The proposal is to promote and develop a true historical thermal itinerary that can be part of touristic and international circuits, facilitating the knowledge of each territory and spa locality that acts within this network The products identified primarily by Route, Thermal Data Base, Website, single portal for the promotion and marketing and the Handbook “Sustainable quality European thermal tourism” “6. the theme must lend itself to the development of tourist products in partnership with tourist agencies and operators aimed at different publics, including school groups” The theme proposes a historical spa cities network able to promote itself for tourism, entering contact with international level tour operators that could develop thematic catalogues. The itinerary’s brand and logo will be used as trademarks of a quality touristic circuit, unique in its kind in Europe Among the first Route’s action is programmed the Thermal Data Base, that, besides being the base Site, will represent a valuable tool to create the “Itinerary’s cultural and touristic product” “7. the theme must permit the implementation of long-term, multilateral, co-operative projects in various fields of action (see the list of priority fields of action in Part II) through the setting up of multidisciplinary networks located in several Council of Europe member states (see the list of criteria for networks in Part III).” The theme develops design action in several areas and sectors: tourism, environment, education, economy, research and wellness. Recovery of historical-cultural identity and enhancement of the spa heritage represent a key to read the history and rediscover its roots in this third millennium, approaching especially the new generations the local population to rediscover spa culture in its complexity. The historical spa cities’ itinerary proposes to reinforce cities and thermal stations’ cooperation, exchange of experience and good practices between authorities and socioeconomic and cultural operators. It propose also to promote the system at European level, developing searches, analysis, studies, statistics in spa industry, covering the history and artistic and cultural heritage and legislative and legal aspects. Finally, common objective is to integrate artistic and architectural heritage with the spa cities’ development policies.

CONCLUSIONS: HAS THE THEME ENABLED ACTIVITIES TO TAKE PLACE IN ALL (IN SOME) OF THE DOMAINS PRESCRIBED IN THE REGULATIONS.

As it is underlined in the articles of the EHTTA association, the enhancement of history and European heritage is one of the founding objective of the European network and the future development of the thermal cultural route. It is specifically marked in the corporate object (Art 3.) of the Association that the EHTTA network will develop explicit policies in order to “enhance and safeguard the architectural and artistic spa heritage, and integrate the heritage within the development policies of spa towns” . Therefore EHTTA founders members (spa towns) strongly believe that it should be an institutional priority (European and governmental) the recognition and safeguard of such important heritage in all member countries of the Council of Europe. Thermal architecture is the ensemble of buildings and gardens that constitute what is commonly known as the spa town. Typically, this urban entity includes a spa building, complex or bath house. In its truest definition, it also includes entertainment facilities intended for use by those who come to the town primarily to patronise its thermal bathing facilities. These include promenades, arcades, mineral water drinking halls, pavilions, casinos, theatres, operas, several hotels or tourist residences, music kiosks, parks and gardens. All of these comprise a type of urban and landscape architecture called thermal, or spa town, architecture, and are typically designed to achieve a certain aesthetic (in addition to thermal specific functional goals) according to various artistic and architectural styles. At the centre of it all is the bath, or baths, laid out roughly according to age-old and updated Greek, Roman or Turkish precepts, and around


which its complementary parts function as an architectural whole, much like a town or city but with a specific purpose in mind: bathing in thermal springs, relaxing and socialising. Thermal heritage includes this urban and landscape architecture, but also the thermal springs themselves, which gave birth to the practice of thermalism. Thermalism has existed for thousands of years and has thus produced not only material heritage, such as the architecture mentioned above, but also immaterial heritage, such the traditions, philosophies, cultures, techniques and knowledge that are all part of thermal heritage. This heritage created a multidimensional independent urban entity that offers the interconnected experiences of bathing, hydrotherapy, healing, and healthy living, complemented by nature, light exercise, recreation, entertainment and conviviality. The first post-war period marked the beginning of a slow decline of thermal culture as practiced during the Belle Époque. The disappearance of the elite, the advent of social thermalism and the “medicalisation” of baths, while democratising, made its once prestigious aura disappear. The development of intense infatuation with new practices, such as thalassotherapy, shifted the onus of water-related activities and pushed the masses toward the sea. Today, a new awareness of the historic, artistic, architectural and urban value of thermal architecture is emerging, reflected by the creation of the Association EHTTA and the development of the project for a Thermal Cultural Route that are especially devoted to the study, identification, classification, valorisation and protection of this remarkable tangible and intangible heritage represented by European thermal towns. It is important to observe that during the past 30 years, a growing number of thermal buildings and complexes benefited from legal protection. In 1987, the city of Bath, in the United Kingdom, was registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List, the first spa town to achieve that status. Others merit the same treatment, as it could be the case for the Spa triangle in Czeck Republic and the Terme Berzieri building in Salsomaggiore Terme perfectly designed by the master of eclectic style Galileo Chini. Thermal heritage is young and cannot claim special national or regional legislative treatment that would protect it in the same way as other architectural or urban categories. Similarly, as demonstrated in this work, international documents and conventions largely determine the field of natural and architectural protection, preservation and enhancement without considering thermalism as a particular cultural phenomenon. At most, it finds its place in the discussions on the interactions between tourism, travel and heritage led by the Council of Europe, which has also contributed to the recognition of the value of thermal architecture through two colloquia, in Nice in 1999 and in Lucerne in 2000. Moreover, thermal heritage is a living heritage. Some towns have expressed this newfound confidence through contemporary architectural works of a very high quality that subsume spa activities within an uncluttered setting. Thus Therme Vals, conceived by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor, expresses the direct relation between architecture and the forces of nature represented by the thermal spring and by the impressive mountains that ring the site. Meanwhile, the Thermae Bath Spa, designed by British architect Nicholas Grimshaw in 2006, juxtaposes its “glass cube” allure with the venerable cathedral of the English city and the neighbouring Roman baths. These two examples among many demonstrate that the preservation and enhancement of their rich heritage need not prevent spa towns from opening themselves up to cutting-edge architecture, forging a continuum of creativity that can only contribute to a town’s appeal and dynamism. It would be neither realistic nor useful that the creation of a European Itinerary of Thermal Heritage could encourage possible legal measures specific to the protection of this heritage given that its particularities are not sufficient to make it a separate category, as in the case of archaeological ruins or historic gardens. It would, however, be welcome to have available regional, national and European inventories compiled on the basis of registered descriptions permitting the exchange and comparison of data, which would facilitate the inventorying and knowledge of thermal architecture in Europe and thus better management and protection of this heritage. Such tools would also help establish heritage management plans in spa towns, allowing for functional rehabilitation or modernisation within a strategic framework that aims to both preserve heritage and improve the town’s quality of life and sustainable development. The European Historical Thermal Town Association will also be defining policies in the research and development field. EHTTA -that is the coordination body of the Thermal Cultural Route- will develop international co-operation and constant networking connections thanks to a management model. The management model will be defined in order to ensure a perfect coordination from the periphery to the


centre as the network will involve many European countries from North to South and from west to east with different “administrative cultures”. The managerial model, and the creation of a specific scientific (academic) transversal and international body, will permit to coordinated the work of research and analysis in all related fields, but especially focusing on the safeguarding and valorisation of thermal heritage, and the economic data of thermal tourism exploitation, and the “economy of culture” deriving from the cultural development of the network, and promotional, and cultural activities. New models of development of the itinerary will be studied and researched in order to permit a florid development of the network and also the re-launch of a European thermal tradition willing to renew a the past centuries circumstances then made thermal cities the most developed touristic and cultural centres in Europe. In specific, politics for sustainable economic development will be studied in relation to the new trends concerning wellness and well being activities, and relating to sport and an healthy behaviour to the cultural exploitation of European history and heritage. A specific new approach and analysis will be dedicated to new generation in order also to rejuvenate thermal cities attendance and to ensure the presence of a much younger public, especially developing cultural and social politics orientated to young people. The development of specific politics for the development of sport activities and the integration of sport activities in the development plan of thermal cities will be also one of the basic action to be fulfilled by EHTTA and the Culture Route will strongly reinforce this approach. Also cultural and artistic practices, educational exchanges and involvement of young people will be increased with the creation of the Thermal Route. The development of cultural activities within the EHTTA network and the insert of innovative and creative events addressed to a young public as the realisation of a “Water festival” (a first event was tested within the project THERMAE EUROPA in Acqui Terme), and the development of sport events and leisure events will contribute to “rejuvenate” thermal cities and re-launch their appeal for young generations. Therefore thermal tourism will permit to strongly include young people. Educational exchanges and specific training programmes addressed to the young people could also be increased by the policy to attract more and more youth to the thermal areas. Just as an example, the network Thermae Europae launched some experimental projects for cultural cooperation between European thermal cities, and groups of young artists exchanged and even mixed their performances in order to favour the mobility of artists and European integration with the reinforcement of citizenship and the feeling of a European belonging. Within the frame of the Thermal Cultural Route, EHTTA will work to encourage the development of creative and innovative artistic projects which will explore the links between the richness of thermal heritage and a contemporary culture, linking together the character of thermal tradition with the spirit of modern times. Debates and exchanges of visions, in a multidisciplinary and intercultural perspective between the various cultural and artistic expressions and sensibilities of the different countries of Europe will be encouraged. And the most innovative practices in terms of creativity, in contemporary cultural and artistic arts, will be put in evidence in all form of cultural expressions. The economic sector and the private sector will be strongly involved in this process thus giving rise to networks and multidisciplinary activities which will involved professionals at different levels and different backgrounds. The Thermal Cultural Route could also contribute consistently to implement Cultural tourism and sustainable cultural development policies. One of the main objective of building up a Cultural Route for thermalism is to raise a public awareness on how significant and relevant was the role of thermal towns for the construction of a European Cultural dimension and cultural identity. In the belle époque of thermalism for at least two centuries between 1700 and the second world thermal town represented the core of cultural, social, economic, political life in Europe. It is said in Vichy that if somebody wanted to be part of the “ elite society” and to be a “respectable person”, he should spend at least one week per year in the City for a thermal journey. And the cultural elites used thermal cities as their natural background for their artistic inspiration in poetry, literature, music, paintings, art, cinema, so we may say that for a long period thermal town were piece of art in itself for their architectural heritage, and centres of art for their local florid artistic production. Nowadays EHTTA consider mature the time to put in evidence this important thermal “cultural” tradition, that is an particular and explicit European phenomenon, and decided to reorganise in a network the most important thermal cities and to increase the effort for a future common development policy. In this sense


the valorisation and safeguarding of tangible and intangible thermal heritage become of utmost importance. And Ehtta intends to develop specific actions in the field of cultural tourism, drawing decision makers' attention to the necessity of protecting heritage as part of sustainable development of the territory. We have furthermore to consider that thermal towns are mostly situated in peripheral area due to the fact that mineral and thermal springs are mainly located in mountains and rural locations. Therefore reinvigoration of thermal cities could be considered as the application of politics to diversify the touristic demand from the main cultural centres as the “capitals of culture” (Bruxelles, Florence, Lyon, Prague, Bartislava) to other peripheral -even rural sometimes-, minor centers (Spa, Montecatini, Vichy, Karlovy vary, Piestany). Sustainable tourism should encourage the big mass of people to diversify their research of “knowledge” and emotions in new area and new “disciplines”. And the rediscovering of the pleasure and benefit of the waters and the research of well being in a stimulating cultural environment could be the right answer today. Quality and “emotional” tourism (as it is recently defined) could be developed in thermal towns that are normally surrounded by wonderful natural area like forests, hills and mountains and the research of a healthy life style and the refuge from the stress of the city and urban life style could be the attracting point to this more peripheral area, where people may recover in a quiet and relaxing and regenerating thermal water bath, and then practicing sport activities or healthy leisure activities in the surrounding nature. Of course it will be important to develop partnerships with public and private organisations active in the field of tourism in order to develop tourist products up to the times and it could be also significant, in a globalising area, to try to find benefits and develop cooperation with countries which have a strong thermal tradition like for example the South of the Mediterranean (Jordan, Tunisia, etc.) or even Japan or other oriental cities. Several national and, above all, international colloquia, including those of the Council of Europe cited above, have also sparked reflection on the past, present and future of European thermal heritage in order to encourage a sustainable cultural and tourism development. Since the 2004 Premières Rencontres nationales sur l’Architecture et le Patrimoine thermal des Villes d’Eaux (First National Meetings on Spa Town Architecture and Thermal Heritage) in Vichy and the 2006 1er Symposium thermal européen (First European Thermal Symposium) in Aix-les-Bains, spa town architecture has received its due as an entirely separate domain of heritage and cultural aspects. First considered from a national or regional perspective, thermal heritage is now seen more and more from a European perspective during expert meetings, as demonstrated by the 2008 European Thermal Symposium at Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, dedicated to the theme of “Valorisation of the Diversity of Cultural Thermal Heritage: The European Challenge”. This approach also engendered European cultural and scientific cooperation projects supported by different European Union programmes that in a sense prepared the terrain for “Thermae Europae”, the first European project dedicated exclusively to the cultural aspects of thermalism and to the promotion of European spa town heritage. However, the many recent initiatives to study, preserve and enhance spa town heritage must not eclipse the numerous gaps that must be bridged to allow not only these architectural and urban ensembles but also the artistic embellishments and immaterial heritage of memory and knowledge intimately tied to them to be fully recognised by both professionals and the wider public for their originality and historical and aesthetic value. Similarly, the European dimension of such heritage, though outlined by the initiatives cited above, is far from being exploited to its fullest potential. Establishing a network of spa towns throughout Europe would be beneficial in terms of exchanging good practices, sharing resources, ideas and communication strategies, formulating public images and developing thermal tourism with high added cultural value, and renewing mutatis mutandis the rich, inspired atmosphere of “Fin de Siècle” thermalism. Spa towns had the opportunity to create a permanent structure, such as the European Association of the historical thermal towns, that could act as their representative, coordinate projects and cultural cooperation projects, and enhance and invigorate the spa town route by promoting thermalism’s cultural dimension as well as the preservation and enhancement of its material and immaterial heritage. The creation of a European Thermal heritage and thermal town route, which could be included among the cultural routes recognised by the Council of Europe, would thus constitute a powerful tool of promotion, discovery and reinvigoration for these towns.


But valuing this heritage is also measured through the many rehabilitations of thermal complexes that have been able to take on new functions while conserving their essential architectural and aesthetic qualities. France distinguishes itself by the number and quality of these undertakings, from Vichy’s Palais des Congrès, transformed into an opera, to Evian’s Palais Lumière, now a cultural and multimedia centre, to Bagnères-de-Bigorre’s Thermes du Salut, today a botanical conservatory and several museums, all of which have breathed new life into their local communities. But most European spa towns have had to invest heavily in the restoration and rehabilitation of their heritage. Several have even combined such work with veritable strategic plans for sustainable development and to integrate their heritage in the urban dynamic. The “Practices Guide” elaborated at Baden-Baden, or the concept of the “21st century spa town” developed for Vichy, take up this integrated approach, aiming to rethink the spa town from multiple perspectives in an effort to re-qualify and increase its appeal by banking on its fundamental values: well-being, culture, art, conviviality and quality of service.

VISIBILITY OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE As the network of historic spa towns spread over the whole European continent, the Spa Route will grant high visibility to the Council of Europe, first with the creation of special panels and special indication to be affixed at the entrance of the city, which will be part the route, indicating in most significant places of the cities as thermal and historical sources and historical buildings of the rich thermal heritage thermal spread throughout Europe, the illustrative panels for tourists will be translated in various European languages. The Logo of the Council of Europe will appear with the logo of the Thermal Route apposite created. Spa towns are also a city of culture and scientific research, especially related to the tourist or health aspects of the city itself and therefore they are very active both in terms of cultural activities both on those of a conference and study. As cities of great hotel hospitality, the spa towns regularly organize and host and then the promotional activity will widespread at high level and the logo of the Council of Europe will be used in many of the ordinary activities the of spa towns. Therefore, as the spa towns are high-grade and high tourist attendance cities, the logo of the Council of Europe will widely widespread and the subject of the cultural route and of the principles on which is based will be continually mentioned in the various events. The tourist, cultural and conference activities will be further enhanced by creating a European network of spa towns through the thermal route. The result of which will further increase the increase of a European route under the sign of the Council of Europe. The idea of promoting the European thermal route starts exactly from the desire to create a more enhanced and sustained cooperation between the European spa towns that share a similar history, often because of the characteristics and the usage of thermal waters. This network will provide common communication tools such as a Web site, promotional brochures, a magazine and develop publications and public initiatives that will aim to highlight the European process as a entire one to encourage the attendance in the cities of European citizens and tourists from outside Europe through the Web. In terms of reception every city will use the tools of communication and promotion achieved by publishing them in the appropriate tourist office and tourist information centres in order to allow a deeper knowledge of the European Route’s visitor. Packages at promotional prices will be then created between the European cities and these packages will be promoted jointly by the cities spreading a sense of mutual cooperation among the spa towns of Europe. Specific gadgets will be created and sold in stores, they will be promoted by the cities along with the existing gadgets as cups for drinking thermal water, t-shirts, calendars, postcards and all kinds of gadgets that will carry to the logo of the Route along with the one of the Council of Europe. The cultural element will remain the basis for the development of network. From a media point of view the existence of the thermal route will be extensively communicated to both to the media both to national and European institutions with the aim of spreading the communication and the promotion and getting even more support from national bodies starting with the Ministries of Tourism, Culture, Health and Environment to strengthen the promotional cities engaging the apposite national institutions (government tourism).


The route will also take part to major tourist promotion events such as international trade fairs in order to promote the spa packages of cities part of the route. The cultural element and the principles expressed in the Regulation of Council of Europe for the creation of the program of the routes will always be highlighted in every promotion event on the basis of the principle that culture is a great vehicle for local development in the form of sustainable emotional and tourism.

CONCRETIZATION OF THE VALUES UPHELD BY THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE, THE MAJOR AXES OF WORK AND THE RESOLUTIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS STEMMING FROM THESE AREAS. Some resolution and recommendations of international organizations like UNESCO, the Council of Europe and the European Union have a direct application for the implementation of the Thermal Culture Route and the application of specific policies, especially concerning cultural heritage, tourism, and health. The most well known international tool for the protection and listing of historic monuments and architecture is the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (often referred to simply as “World Heritage Convention”). This international treaty adopted by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in 1972 has been ratified by 184 state parties. It seeks to identify, protect and preserve cultural and natural heritage considered to be of exceptional value to humanity. A total of 851 properties are protected under the list, including one spa town, Bath, England. In 2008, Spa, Belgium, and Karlovy vary region (the thermal triangle) has applied for the same status. The Council of Europe approach to spa town heritage is based on its international treaties concerning architectural heritage, which have been widely ratified and cover the domain of spa town architecture. For example, the Convention for the Protection of the Architectural Heritage of Europe (Grenada, 1985), the European Convention for the Protection of Archaeological Heritage (La Valette, Malta, 1992), and the European Rural Convention (Florence, 2000), which aims to promote landscape protection, management and planning, and to organise European cooperation on landscape issues. In the late 1990s, while many observers clung to a stricter concept of traditional monumental heritage, the Council of Europe pioneered the recognition of spa town heritage. Because the Council also considered the impact of tourism and travel on architecture and the rural environment, spa towns easily fit into its definition of architectural heritage. The Council recognised spa town material heritage, such as balneologic and thermal equipment, hotel architecture, train stations, ports and even vessels, as in the case of the boats of Lake Leman. Just as important was immaterial heritage, namely, knowledge, whether it be gastronomic, hospitality-related, travel, or medical – including knowledge of thermalism and hydrotherapy. This approach gained credence and thermalism benefited from it. The adoption of the 2003 Council of Europe Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on the Promotion of Tourism in Connection with the Enhancement of Cultural Heritage in the Context of Sustainable Development addressed a broad realm, including spa town heritage, and remains a tourism policy reference. Covering the natural and built environment, it holds that a development strategy must include an analysis of tourism and heritage potential and take into account the short- and long-term effects on heritage and integrate steps toward their conservation. Determining the capacity of a site is the most crucial element of the Recommendation. Some spa towns hunger to recapture a lost clientele from a richer historical era; a few must manage large numbers of tourists. The subsequent Framework Convention on the Value of Heritage to Society (Faro, 2005) is a framework in which to formulate sustainable use indicators and criteria for heritage resources. Its goal is to create methodological tools for investors and decision-makers. It also addresses modern-day challenges to heritage, globalisation and migration, and considers participation in cultural life in a healthy environment to be a human right. Significantly for spa towns, it defined heritage more broadly as a collection of resources, including all aspects of the environment that are a product of human interaction and considered to be of historical value and an expression of the population’s continuously evolving traditions, values, knowledge and beliefs. In the recent years the European parliament approved two resolution that could generate a direct influence on the development of thermal tourism. The first is the European Parliament resolution of 29 November


2007 on “a renewed EU Tourism Policy: Towards a stronger partnership for European Tourism”. This resolution is the response of the EP to the Commission Communication on a ‘renewed EU Tourism Policy: Towards a stronger partnership for European Tourism’ [COM(2006)134]. Since the EP had presented its views on tourism through its resolution on ‘new prospects and new challenges for sustainable European tourism’ of 8 September 2005, it judged useful to concentrate on specific issues, falling within the EU competencies. The resolution therefore, does not examine the renewed EU Tourism Policy itself, but only touches upon specific policy issues related to tourism such as visas, statistics, quality standards for hotels, labels, consumer protection, accessibility, tourist and passenger rights, coach drivers’ rights, cultural and industrial heritage promotion and conservation, staggering of holidays, specific forms of tourism (health, social and youth), the EDEN project and promotion of EU destinations. More in details, the European Parliament encourage the increasing of health tourism, especially related to thermal centres also recognising the essential role of thermal town and health tourism for the local economic development and the generation of new employment. the European Parliament resolution of 9 October 2008 on ‘Together for Health: a Strategic Approach for the

EU 2008-2013” officially invite the EU Commission and the member states to definitely recognised and encourage the positive impact of thermal cures on the convalescence and on preserving people’s health. The same resolution stress that the concept of ‘healthy lifestyle’ needs to be complemented by a psychosocial dimension (i.e. a balanced approach to work and family life); argues that a healthy lifestyle includes good mental and physical health and that these are also important factors in maintaining a competitive economy.

VISIBILITY OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE ON ALL PIECES OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS. The Logo of the Council of Europe will be always used together the Logo of the Thermal Cultural Route (under study at the moment) therefore all initiatives, actions and communication that will be realised by EHTTA in the frame of the Cultural Route activities, will give visibility to the Council of Europe. More than the actions related to the administration of the network, several communication tools will be developed like brochures and pamphlets of the thermal cultural itinerary, that will have a common design but they could be adapted and translated in the national language for each country participating to the network. A web site will be created and a periodic magazine and they will of course put in constant evidence the fact that “the Cultural Routes” is a programme of the Council of Europe. All communication tools produced in the Cultural Route contest, like postcards, gadgets, books, DVDs, technical and scientific publication, programme for conferences, cultural expositions, films, and all other tools, they will underlined the Council of Europe role and programme. The involvement of the media will be probably also quite important due to the activism and the importance of some of the city partner to the EHTTA network and participating to the Cultural Route, and the Role of the COE will be put in evidence. Finally some of this cities have a strong institutional role (for example Acqui Terme is leading a national body for the development of thermal tourism, of which the president is the Italian Minister of Tourism) and the role of the COE will constantly be underline even at the national governmental level.

VISIBILITY OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE ON ALL SIGNPOSTING The number of towns we expect will participate to the thermal cultural itinerary will be approximately 60/100 all around Europe in the following years. Therefore we expect around 800 panels to be printed by EHTTA at the cities expenses. EHTTA will assure the coordinated image and the quality control of each panel that should perfectly correspond to the image foreseen and decided by the EHTTA steering Committee, reporting the logo of the Cultural itinerary and the Logo of the Council of Europe and written in the national language, in English and French. Each city will provide the positioning of the panels at the main entrances of the cities and in the most strategic and visible places. Inside the cities a specific historical itinerary will be designed linking together the most important thermal buildings or sites and especially the thermal springs and each panel will have an historical description and the logos


ACADEMIC COMMITTEE

Every town belonging to the first group proposed a specialist in the cultural thermal sector that will be part of this committee chaired by F. Tondre .

COUNTRY SPA RESORT EXPERT

1. Belgium City of Spa (Not yet confirmed)

2. France City of Vichy Mr. Joël Herbach

3. Italy City of Acqui Terme Mr. Lionello Archetti Maestri

4. Italy City Salsomaggiore Mrs. Maurizia Bonatti Bacchini

5. Portugal City of Chaves Mr. Jorge Leite

Experts

Family Name

HERBACH

First name:

Joël

Title

Since 1989, Town Planning Manager / Municipality of Vichy

Brief curriculum (research, publication, seminars)

Civil Engineer – Architect – Town Planner

J. Herbach has taken part in many projects, particularly in the town plan of Vichy. He mades his yearly contribution to higher education programmes in the field of national and regional development (University of Clermont-Ferrand, National civil engineering school in Lyon, National Training Centre for territorial authorities’ staff. He was also contributor during the 1st National Meetings on Architecture and Thermal Heritage (Vichy, October 2004) 1989: A town plan founded on a favourable territorial context, on the richness of its heritage... That is in this new context that Claude Malhuret, newly elected mayor, appoints Joël Herbach to the post of Town Planning Manager of the thermal city. He gives him the responsibility for elaborating a development policy of the City that accompanies the thermal recovery plan, signed between the State, Perrier group and territorial authorities. In the same time, he is project leader at the “Vichy Développement” Agency for leading thoughts relating to the development of Vichy Basin and finishing the revision of urban development plan concerning the 14 municipalities of Vichy urban area. That is on the basis of several thematic studies coordinated by the town planning manager and entrusted to some of the best town planners, architects, landscape architects, planners and specialists (traffic and parking, architectural and landscaped heritage, hydro-mineral resources...) that the strategic positioning of Vichy is determined and actions plan is thought up. This Town Plan is based on a simple, clear and pragmatic strategy concerning its activities of diversification and improvement of its original assets. Firstly, territorial assets:

• A multipolar urban area, with about 80 000 inhabitants.

• The proximity of Clermont-Ferrand, regional capital.

• A motorway opening up, in completion.

• A privileged installation along the Allier, last wild River in Europe.

• An environment made up large, existing and protected natural parks. … and on its notoriety of reception town, with structural and cultural assets:


• A park-town with 50 % of its area made of leisure spaces.

• Large recreational and sports facilities.

• An outstanding urban density.

• An exceptional architectural heritage.

• A strong trading activity on Sunday and a customer catchment area of 150 000 inhabitants.

To which add the notoriety of “Vichy” name and a colonial culture. Presented to the population at the end of 1990, the Town Plan is then realized following a progression chosen during the three mandates of Claude Malhuret: from the accompaniment to the thermal recovery plan and renovation of the historical and trading centre, redevelopment of wastelands in area of activities dedicated to: university campus, congresses centre/opera, large covered market, intermodal area of exchanges, etc., and expansion of inter-municipal links... to the creation of a urban

area community with 23 municipalities, founded on the studies’ conclusions and the dialogue led for the revision of urban development plan agreed in 2001. Then, some orientations are essential for developing Vichy on long-term, particularly the diversification of its reception activities, in parallel with the boost given to thermalism. Its first target being constituted by local regional tourism from the four or five neighbouring departments, the priority is thus to modernize, smarten up and revitalize the centre of town and, in the same time, protect the great facilities threatened by the recessionary consequences. The high level of historical heritage imposes a strong requirement as regards landscaped, architectural and decorative quality of new facilities. The project of Vichy cannot be dissociated from the implementation of inter-municipal links through a large life area. Moreover, the development of its links with the Great Clermont-Ferrand offers an opportunity of mutual reinforcement in all traditional economic sectors. As for Allier, the river must be restored and won back as the federative axis of a great interregional territory (North of Massif Central) to the advantage of riverside populations and its guests, and also as a vehicle of awareness... because the preservation of natural character of this large European wild river has a value for the future. 1989/1990: Working-out of a cultural Town Plan based on…

� Principles’ description of a new urban organization, � Simplification of the P.O.S. (land use plan), suited to the heterogeneousness of

buildings, and enhancement of wastelands, � And a detailed protection of historical architecture by a Z.P.P.A.U.P. (zone of

protection for architectural, urban and landscaped heritage). 1990/1995: First step of realization, with the renovation of trading and tourist centre…

� By finding the decorative richness of the great times of Vichy again, � With the commitment of a complete policy as regards quarters’ renovation, � And with the rehabilitation of the Great Casino and its converting into a Congresses

Centre.

1995/2001: Second step concerning the diversification of reception activities and expansion of inter-municipal links…

� With the reconversion of thermal wasteland (Lardy Baths) into a university centre,

� With the place’s reconversion of the old thermal Army Hospital in an area of trades,

� With the modernization of large facilities on the spot of sports economy, � With the restoration of the river and creation of the migratory fishes

observatory, � And with the setting up of strong inter-municipal links, by the creation of an

urban area community.


2001/2007: The third step of the Town Plan development…

� With the commitment of new great projects for the urban area, � With the pursuit of renovation and diversification policy in Vichy, � And with the preparation of great projects prefiguring the Vichy of tomorrow.

Nowadays, thanks to the coherence and effectiveness of the committed procedure, as well as the political stability that it has undoubtedly favoured, Vichy is now out of the

wood in which the decline of its historical activity carried it; its demography increases, its tourist attendance becomes more diverse and its dynamism, already recognized at the regional level, is henceforth perceptible at the national... and European level. After the salvage operation of the City, Vichy has to turn to a new modernity for ensuring its future development in relation to its driving role into the Auvergne metropolitan space. That is in this way henceforth the city commits itself in a procedure of sustainable urban renovation of its North part, in connection with the site’s development of Allier Lake, made up by the stretch of smooth water, its parks and the large sport facilities that line it. The purpose being to make denser and give a new look to the city, by creating a housing offer that constitutes an attractive option to the urban spreading out and be able to attract a new working population at the Great Clermont-Ferrand level, but also to lead its social housing quarters into the dynamic of economic and tourist boosting, thanks in particular to their close development relationship with the river. This ambitious project is already launched with the transformation of the right riverside lane into a wide esplanade for the walk and soft traffic, bordering the river and stretching for all the length of the site, opened during the spring 2009.

Family Name

Archetti Maestri First name: Lionello

Title Expert in history of the town and theramal heritage


From January 1974, documentalist at the Civic Library of Acqui Terme and 1981 Tourist Guide for the Province of Alessandria. Founding member of the Italia Nostra Section of Acqui Terme, Association for the safeguarding of the historical, artistic and natural heritage of the nation, Country Chairman Section of Acqui Terme, he covered the posts of Regional and National Adviser, and was also part of National board. Member of the International Institute of Ligurian Studies, member of the Steering Committee of the Section Statielli, he helped re-establish. Member of the FAI - Italian Environmental Fund, founder and adviser of the delegation of Alexandria, now suppressed. Consultant member of the Society of Art and Archaeology of the Provinces of Alessandria and Asti. Aquesana promoter and founder member, Association of cultural studies and research on the cultural and environmental heritage modern and ancient of the Acquese area of which he was the chairman. Member of the Society of History Valdese. Member of the Piedmont Society of Architecture and Fine Arts. Member of the Scientific Committee of the Institute of History of the Resistance and Contemporary Society in Alessandria. He contributed to the achievement of the following activities: Italia Nostra


Conference and exhibition Bormida, un inquinamento diverso. Conference on Historical Centre: Acqui la città salvata, luci ed ombre sul recupero di

un centro storico. Conference Archives: I Granai della Memoria. Project Museo del Monferrato. Cartography Conference Monferrato: geografia, spazi interni e confini in un piccolo

Stato italiano tra Medioevo e Ottocento. Published in 2007. FAI Exhibition on the gates and door restoration of slaves in Acqui. Spring days: FAI Bishop house of Acqui Oratory of St. Peter Martyr in Melazzo In progress: "Avvinti al nodo dei viventi: I luoghi ebraici di Acqui.

Family Name

Bonatti Bacchini First name: Maurizia

Title


Maurizia Bonatti Bacchini is an international expert about history of Liberty-Decò style. She has published several important book regarding the most important European Spa Town as Vichy, Karlovy Vary, Piestany, Salsomaggiore, Baden Baden, Budapest. She has already took part in many international conference and seminar focused about Liberty, Jugend and Nouveau style. She lives in Salsomaggiore Terme.

Family Name

Leite

First name:

Jorge

Title

Chaves


Master Course Planning and Promotion of Culture, 2009/2010 Postgraduate degree in Cultural Management, 2008 Postgraduate degree in Cultural Tourism, 2005 Degree in Historic - Heritage Branch, 2002 2005 - International Colloquium "IL HERITAGE CULTURE DELLA TERMALE. PER UNA RETE EUROPEA DI ECOMUSEU. San Gemini, Italy, 15 and 16 September 2004 - International seminar "ROMAN ROADS OF HISPANIA - The Ways XVII and XVIII OF ROUTE ANTONINO, Clark, 2 and 3 December 2003 -Participation in the conference given by the writer Marina Mayoral, under the Cultural Program "CASES Travelers – Culture without Borders », Chaves, 21 October.

The Academic Committee is presently composed of 5 members of 4 different countries. In the spirit of full cooperation between cities in order to achieve the scientific objectives of high content and strongly shared by the different countries that structure the Route, in the next steps of the network creation, the Committee will be implemented with other representatives expressed from time to time by the single realties, to give voice to the diversity that characterized the culture and the spa tradition in various


countries and at the same time to create a round table able to highlight the common elements and draw European strategies.

Considered the large number of scientific publications related to the thermal field produced by each individual network and academic committee (see the list mentioned in the chapter "Informational Material") we’ll first of all work at the creation of a single scientific database, which will be the basis for further elaborations.

Simultaneously, a database of all the European spas of the route will be created where all the elements that constitute the culture of wellness spa will be taken into consideration, and therefore:

a) Treatment and therapeutic spa treatments b) beauty treatments and wellness c) Heritage of high cultural value (museums, archaeological monuments) d) High level sporting facilities and sport centres e) Gastronomic excellences f) Local events and events of national relevance g) Presence of convention centres h) Accessibility i) Tourist offer

It will also be necessary to define the territorial framework of analysis we are referring to, for example proving that some products are present in a very distance from the spa.

This data base will also be the basis for the creation of the route portal.


NETWORK(S)

MEMBERS STATES INVOLVED AT THE FIRST STEP

ITALY, ACQUI TERME

1. Identification of the organisation

Organisation's legal name: Municipality of Acqui Terme, ITALY

Status (public or private) public

Department, if applicable tourism

Registered Address

Street Piazza Levi Nr. 12 Post code 15011 Town Acqui Terme Country Italy Region Piedmont

Internet Address

Web site www.comuneacqui.com

Telephone +39 0144 770 240 – 274 - 298

Fax +39 0144 57627

VAT NUMBER 00430560060

LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE

Family Name Rapetti First name: Danilo

Role in the organisation

Mayor

E-mail:

[email protected]

Telephone: +39 0144 770210 Fax:

+39 0144 770288

CONTACT PERSON

Family Name Caria First name: Raffaella


E-mail:

[email protected]

Telephone: +39 0144 770 240 – 274 - 298 Fax: +39 0144 770288

2. Touristic data

- Arrival (2009) 260.866 - Tourist attendance (2009) 594.246 - Medium stay length (2009) 7 days - Brief report on the tourist flow in the last five years

The growth of tourism in Piedmont and in our province never arrested since 2000 to nowadays. It registered an increase in tourist numbers of +49, 2% for presences and of +37, 3% for arrivals, with a trend that sees the region grow faster than the national average. - Other forms of complementary tourism


Cultural tourism

Besides the Roman Ruins and the Archaeological Museum attesting the glorious past of the town, culture lovers and tourists who enjoy visiting monuments, works of art and attend social cultural events have plenty of interesting things to see in Acqui Terme: Every autumn the prize giving ceremony of The History Literary Award “Premio Acqui Storia”, was born in 1968 to donate Acqui Terme an event of high cultural interest and to remember and honour the sacrifice of thousands of Italian soldiers belonging the “Acqui Division”, massacred by the Germans in Kefalonia in 1943. Every summer The “Antologica” Painting Exhibition born in 1970 since then it has been offering big names of the painting and sculpture world such as Morando, Guttuso, Levi, Carrà, De Pisis, Rosai, Morandi, Campigli, Reycend, Moreni, Guidi, Soffici, Calandri, Carlo Carrà, De Chirico, Sironi, De Pisis, Balla. The International dance Festival “Acqui on Stage”, was born in 1984 and now is at the XXIII year. This event, which takes place in the splendid setting of the municipal open-air theatre G. Verdi, has seen on its stage a succession of prestigious academic companies. Oenogastronomical tourism

Acqui’s area is a land of genuine flavours that combines a tasty cuisine with a rich and top quality wine list. The Acqui Terme Regional Wine Cellar “Terme & Vino” is situated in the cellars of an historic building dating from the XIth Century built on the stone and marlstone foundation of a noble Roman house. Here you can buy and taste D.O.C and D.O.C.G wines: and most of all Dolcetto d’Acqui and Brachetto d’Acqui served along with and local products. Congress tourism

Acqui Terme has newly build Conference Centre for meetings, incentive and congresses with 1.000 seats, with a qualified staff that guarantees a high level of provided services and professional approach in organizing even the most significant events. Sport – leisure and golf Acqui Terme is a pre-championship intensive training site (in recent years; Juventus, Torino, Genoa, Cremonese, and Pro-Patria F.C.) for some prestigious Italian soccer clubs from the A and B football leagues. We also offer lots countrysides for peace and rest, to read and relax in, excursion on the hills on foot or by mountain bike, horse – back, parachuting and golf. - Accomodation capacity (number of hotels, total number of beds and hotel calssification (stars) 1.605 beds 24 hotels

2 four star – 11 three star – 9 two star – 1 one star

3. Description of the town

Foundation date or period The oldest statutes attesting the free municipality date back to 1274.

History of the spa Ever since it was founded by the Romans, Acqui Terme has had “hot water” extremely rich in therapeutic properties, which gushes out in the town’s centre. Around 1480 the thermae across the Bormida River began to develop, so much that during the course of the 16th century it brought them to entirely oust the ones in the centre. In the 17th century, a time in which only some of the baths are functioning, the establishment across the Bormida River is slowly enlarging with 100 cabins. The eighteenth century perspective of transforming the spa town into a resort based on complete regeneration not only of treatments followed in 1826-27, opera of the King Carlo Felice with the construction of the first “recovery house for the poor”. The town’s re-birth started in 1868, with the passing over of the Thermae to the reign of the Municipality of Acqui. In 1879 the first cure establishment will be inaugurated then completed in 1881. During the early 1930’s Acqui’s Thermae encountered a remarkable structural growth, in 1939, they return to be State property and only recently in 1998, will they become administrative pertinence of the Municipality of Acqui and most of all the Regione Piemonte (Inst. Governing Body) who began a general renovation opera of the


company’s real property estates, and even though this is still in act today. Historic and cultural spa heritage

Archaeological site of the Roman bath Ruins of a wide spa complex dating from Imperial times were uncovered while building the new porticos along the sides of the Hotel Nuove Terme. Hotel Nuove Terme In the main square of the town, the spa building and the homonymous hotel were built in 1870. The Hotel was completely renovated before the Second World War and again between 2001 and 2002 bringing it back to its old magnificence. Hotel Antiche Terme The present spa complex dates from the late Sixteen Hundreds reconstruction by Giovanni Battista Scapitta, after a landslide had destroyed the building whose existence had already been recorded in the 16th century. After the restoration its look has remained almost unchanged to date. The Aedicula and Bollente Square Between the 1870 and 1880 the town council lead by Giuseppe Saracco transformed completely the old area around the homonymous fountain and pulled down also the Ghetto. Engineer Ceruti built the aedicula shaped like a miniature temple in eclectic style. The Cathedral Romanesque Building consecrated to Saint Guy in 1067, still shows features of its main stage of build in the external walls.

Spa water composition

Thermal springs in Acqui Terme – the “Bollente” one gushes out with the temperature of 75°C and the less hot ones (more or less 50°C). Due to its chemical composition our springs are commonly considered as sulphureous and, above all, salso-bromine-iodine water, that can be considered as a definition related to the sea water.

Spa treatments Mud-bath Therapy Inhalation treatments Vascular hydro-gymnastics Vaginal Irrigations Respiratory and motor nerve Rehabilitation Spa Beauty Treatments

Spa beauty products The “facial line” The “body line”,

Demography 20.500 inhabitants


FRANCE, VICHY


Organisation's legal name:

Municipality of Vichy

Status (public or private) Public

Department, if applicable

Registered Address

Street : Mairie de Vichy - Place de l’Hôtel de Ville Post code : 03200 Town : Vichy Country : France Region : Auvergne

Internet Address [email protected]

Web site www.ville-vichy.fr

Telephone +33 (0)4 70 30 17 17

Fax +33 (0)4 70 30 17 18

VAT NUMBER


Family Name

CORNE

First name:

Christian


� Deputy Mayor, in charge of Thermalism, Tourism, Congresses and Activities � President of Tourist & Congresses Office of Vichy

E-mail:

[email protected]

Telephone:

+33 (0)6 85 10 49 41

Fax:

+33 (0)4 70 98 63 65

CONTACT PERSON

Family Name

JAMOT

First name:

Bénédicte


Coordination for the city of Vichy

E-mail:

[email protected]

Telephone:

+33 (0)4 73 34 72 87

Fax:

+33 (0)4 73 35 74 02

2. Tourist Data

Arrival / Tourist attendance / Medium stay length: Statistical data concerning only the classified hotels (0 to 4-star)

�� Time: from May to September 2008

• Total number of arrivals: 79 700 (Tourist clientele = 77 900 + Spa clientele*= 1 800)

• Total number of nights: 198 000 (Tourist clientele= 166 500 + Spa clientele*= 31 500)

• Medium stay length: 2,5 days �� Time: Year 2008 (from January to December)

• Total number of arrivals: 151 900, of which 6,5 % for the Foreigners


• Total number of nights : 342 700, of which 7 % for the Foreigners

• Medium stay length: 2,2 days, and 2,4 days for the Foreigners �� Time: from May to September 2009

• Total number of arrivals: 80 000 (Tourist clientele = 79 000 + Spa clientele*= 1 000)

• Total number of nights: 186 000 (Tourist clientele = 163 000 + Spa clientele*= 23 000)

• Medium stay length: 2,3 days (all clienteles) / 2 days (tourist clientele) ��Time: Year 2009 (from January to December): figures no passed on. (* Spa clientele: persons taking the waters + accompanying people)

Source : INSEE / THERMAUVERGNE / SPOT Auvergne Brief report on the tourist flow in the last five years: For these data, the Tourist Office of Vichy bases on the following indicators it manages: face to face and phone contacts. After a slack year (2008), it notes the attendances’ result is comparable to this one of the year N-2 (2007).

Year French Foreigners Total Phone contacts

2007 57 613 4 283 61 896 27 150

2008 51 878 4 887 56 765 29 750

2009 55 862 4 210 60 072 32 059

Source: Tourist Office of Vichy Other forms of complementary tourism:

• Business tourism, sports tourism, cultural tourism and passing tourism. Source: Tourist Office of Vichy

Arrivals and attendances of spa tourists:

Thermal Baths’ Attendance Year 2007 Year 2008

Persons paying social security contributions (Dômes and Callou Thermal Baths)

5 905 5 946

Health stays and Wellbeing treatments (Dômes and Célestins Centres) 14 500 16 500

Source: INSEE / THERMAUVERGNE / SPOT Auvergne

Accommodation capacity: number of hotels, total number of beds and hotel classification (stars):

Category Number of Hotels Number of Rooms Accommodation capacity

4-star 2 260 520

3-star 5 369 892

2-star 21 638 1 321

1-star 2 30 64

No-classified 2 141 409

Tourism residence 5 345 643

Total 1 783 3 849

Source: Tourist Office of Vichy (See details enclosed in annex)

3. Description of Vichy

Thermal History of Vichy Antiquity: Aquis Calidis, Gallo-Roman city was founded around a passage point upon the River Allier. The discovery of many remains and old documents tend to prove the presence of several baths establishments. Medieval era: The city is composed of several small villages grouped together around a fortified castle and a monastery: a feudal city on the Allier banks and, at the North-West of the castle, an open defenceless town. Between these two centres, a thermal establishment around the springs, close to the monastery founded in the 8th or 9th century. From Renaissance to the 18th century: In the 16th century, springs become the State ownership. On the occasion of the rediscovery of the beneficial effects of thermal waters (at the beginning of the 17th century), King Henri IV orders the construction of the Maison du Roy, a first modern baths establishment. The building is heightened by


one storey in 1729, and two pavilions with columns are constructed to shelter the springs. Seeing the bad state of building during their course of treatment, the daughters of King Louis XV decide to transform the thermal spa: repairing of an access road, laying-out of an esplanade and construction of a thermal establishment which will quickly proved to be too little. Urban developments (beginning of 19th century): At the beginning of this century, the thermal city becomes two times more important than the old fortified town. In 1812, Emperor Napoléon 1st orders by decree the building of fountains’ surroundings and creation of a walk connecting the springs, and thermal baths to the hospital. This construction is accompanied by the development of the springs’ quarter to the detriment of the “old Vichy”, Napoléon 1st having authorized the demolition of medieval houses which disrupt the expansion of this new quarter. On the request of the daughter of King Louis XVI, the building considered too modest is enlarged, being the subject some years later to an important transformation, with among others the installation of rooms intended for entertainments on the first floor. In 1845, the government architect builds a rotunda connected to the establishment by a gallery which houses concert hall and ballroom. The big building sites of Napoléon III: Spurred on by the Emperor Napoléon III, Vichy will become the “Queen of the Water Cities”. A 2nd class baths establishment is constructed close to the thermal baths. In 1856, Napoléon III agrees a great plan of development and improvement to the town: boring of 11 access ways; construction of Emperor’s cottages, a city hall, a church, a railway station; laying-out of the Allier Park which follows the river course; erection of a temporary bridge; fresh water conveyance. In 1862, the contractor’s manager of Vichy mineral waters develops the bottling and industrializes the manufacture of pastilles and salts. Dreading the nuisances induced by the works, the bathers will wait for the building sites ending to flow to the thermal city, whereas the permanent population increases very quickly because of the workers’ arrival. The modernizations (end of 19th century - beginning of 20th century): At the end of the years 1880, the water city has changed into a park-town, where esplanades grow in number. In the Third Republic, the thermal spa is enriched with many buildings intended to the leisure, and the city is modernized for bringing comfort: electric lighting, compressed air tramway. New techniques of treatments are proposed by private people, such as natural medicine and spray hammam. The Farmer Company orders a vast programme for modernizing the thermal quarter: construction of a 1st class thermal establishment, extension of the casino, transformation of the Célestins Spring and the old theatre into gaming rooms and feasts halls, installation of a metal constructions’ set (Trink-Hall, bandstand and a covered wrought-iron gallery). New facilities are built at the beginning of 20th century, in particular the Callou Baths (1933) and Lardy Baths (1937). Vichy, after the 2nd World War: After the Liberation, Vichy must face up to the advent of social thermalism and decolonization which lead to the desertion of its society customers. In years 1960, the municipality responds by focusing the city’s development on the sport. Allier Lake is created thanks to the construction of a barrage-bridge (1963). Its area allows organizing national and international competitive water sports. A sports centre is established in 1967. This programme is completed by the modernization of facilities: new air terminal and extension of airport. But, the boost spurred by this visionary mayor will come to nothing... until 1987, when partners join forces and launch a thermal recovery plan. Its acknowledgement leads to the signing of a Plan Contract between the different players “for a renewed thermalism in Vichy”. The investments programme realized at the beginning of years 1990 comprises a certain number of architectural renovations (springs hall, Horseshoe’s galleries, bandstand, etc.) and realizations, in particular this one of Célestins balneotherapy centre with its four-star hotel. In the framework of this plan, the municipality commits itself to restoring frontages and roofs of Great Casino, Art Nouveau theatre. In partnership with Region Auvergne, the city sets also up an aid policy for the restoring to favour traditional hotel business and purchases three disused great hotels which are in danger of demolition. These actions are followed by the improvement and modernization of the shopping and tourist sector (1989-1995) and gradual reconversion of wastelands (1995-2001). A university centre is installed into the Lardy Baths. Since 2007, Allier Lake is the subject of a global improvement project led by the municipality and Vichy-Val d’Allier urban community. The development of banks groups many actions together, in particular improvement of an esplanade, beaches on the right bank and also creation of the House of Allier River planed close to the present migratory fishes observation post and this one of a great natural urban park on the left bank. Historic, architectural and cultural Heritage: See in annex the book « Inventaire du Patrimoine Thermal ».


Demography: Number of inhabitants*:

1999 2007

26 528 inhabitants 25 899 inhabitants

*Source: INSEE / Census in years 1999 and 2007 Spa waters composition: Properties of Vichy waters: The mineral springs of Vichy belong to the family of sodic bicarbonated - carbo-gaseous waters, and are rich in trace elements. Six springs are used for the drink course of treatment. They divide into two groups:

• The cold springs: “Célestins” Spring which emerges at 22°; “Lucas” Spring which emerges at 27°.

• The hot springs: “Hôpital” Spring which emerges at 34°; “Chomel” Spring which emerges at 43.5°; “Grande Grille” Spring which emerges at 39°.

Action on biliary tracts: Studies showed that the action of Vichy waters is regulating of the biliary flow, by reducing it when it is excessive, by increasing it when it is insufficient. Effects on the colon: Sodic bicarbonate waters of Vichy have an antispasmodic effect with regard to the intestine, by slowing down the frequency and reinforcing the intensity of tensing of the smooth intestinal musculature. Effects on the symptoms of allergy: Vichy thermal water appears as though very beneficial in most cases of food allergies. Therapeutic indications:

� Rheumatology (RH) - Digestive diseases (AD) - Obesity and metabolic diseases. Thermal treatments: Drink course of treatment of Vichy thermal water; carbo-gaseous bath; immersion shower in thermal water bath; general shower jet ; immersion shower in thermal pool; shower with continuous spray on back (for RH) or abdomen (for AD); specific Vichy mud application ; movements in the thermal pool; massage under thermal water; general or part exposure of the body to the thermal water steam; thermal water bath added with air; mixed shower (thermal water shower without pressure above the liver + general shower jet); thermal water intestinal instillation for draining intestines and gall-bladder.

Beauty and well-being treatments:

� Massages and modellings. � Wraps using specific Vichy Peloid mud. � Showers: original Vichy shower, with 4-hand massage (or 2-hand massage); lipo-draining jet shower;

shower bath. � Baths: Vichy thermal water bath with essential oils; whirlpool bath. � Slimming coaching and anti-ageing coaching with following advantages: Access to the Atrium: steam room,

saunas, hot tub, fitness and cardio-training room, open herbal tea bar and complementary bottle of “Vichy Célestins” water.

� Etc. And also:

� Vichy Nutritional Centre: Programmes based on the principles of the National Nutrition and Health Programme for losing weight and giving ideas for a better diet : nutritional consultations, conferences, light cookery courses, relaxation therapy and behaviour therapy workshops and follow-up support for 6 months after the treatment.

� L’Institut of Vichy Laboratories: unique place in the world (200m²), dedicated to skin health and beauty. � Vichy cosmetics...

(See presentation on www.destinationvichy.com / printed copy enclosed).


PORTUGAL ,CHAVES


Organisation's legal name: Chaves Municipality

Status (public or private)

Public


Registered Address

Street:Praça de Camões Nr. Post code: 5400-150 Town: Chaves Country: Portugal Region: Trás-os-Montes


Web site www.cm-chaves.pt

Telephone +351 276 340500

Fax +351 276 327724

VAT NUMBER 501 205 551


Family Name

Batista

First name:

João


Mayor

E-mail:

[email protected]

Telephone:

+ 351 276 340502

Fax:

+ 351 276 327724

CONTACT PERSON

Family Name Leite First name: Filipa


Marketing Coordenator

E-mail:

[email protected]

Telephone:

+351 276 333798

Fax:

+351 276 333725

2. Touristic data

The flaviense region has, in its thermal springs, a solid pillar of tourist development. They constitute, for the importance acquired througout the times, a prior polo of promotion, contribuiting – on a large scale – for more than 121 thousand lodgings. Chaves currently offers about 1400 beds, among 2, 3 and 4 star hotels and houses of rural tourism. On the other hand the flaviense gastronomy imposes itself in more than 100 restaurants.

Hotels: 4 stars: Hotel Forte S. Francisco. http://www.forte-s-francisco-hoteis.pt Hotel Chaves Casino. http://www.solverde.pt


3 stars: Hotel Aquae Flaviae. http://www.hotelaquaeflaviae.com Petrus Hotel. http://www.petrushotel.com Country hotel: Hotel Rural Quinta de Samaiões.http:// www.hotel-casasamaioes.com

Hotel Rural de Casas Novas.http:// www.hotelruralcasasnovas.com

Hostel: Albergaria Jaime. http://www.albergariajaime.com.pt Albergaria Borges. http://www.albergariaborges.com Turistic Flow

Age

< 30 30- 60 >61

24% 63% 14%

Nationality

Portugal Spain Europe USA

97% 1% 2% 0%

Knowledge

Fliers Friends Travel Agencies Previous Visit

Internet Other

15% (15) 32% (31) 3% (3) 17% (17) 25% (25) 8% (8)

Interests

Heritage Natural wealth Handicrafts and folklore

Gastronomy Tranquility Cultural Events Other

39% (70) 22% (39) 1% (1) 14% (24) 20% (36) 1% (1) 3% (6)

Return

Yes No

59% 41%

research conducted in the Municipality of Chaves during July and August 2008 (Eixo Atlântico project)


The municipality of Chaves spreads along the valley of the Tâmega river, which has a central position and it is delimited by the hillsides of the highlands around, in the East and in the West, of granitic and schistose hills that reach 1000m high. The Chaves municipality has a territorial surface of 591,32 km2 distributed by 51 parishes and is implanted in the extreme north of the country, in the Spanish border. It has as main urban nucleus the village of Vidago and the town of Chaves, the seat of the council. In 2001, the council had a population of 43.667 inhabitants, according to the INE (National Statistic Institute). The Chaves region results from the continuum millennial course of human occupation. Of slow occupation, numberless are the vestiges and archaeological testimonies, mainly by the Romans, testifying the strategic importance that this valley had to the peoples that made this place their homeland. Chaves Thermal Spring In Chaves, next to the right bank of river Tâmega, sprout waters of unique composition in the Iberian Peninsula (hipper thermal - 73ºC -, with bicarbonate of soda, mesomineralized and gasocarbon). History prays that, at the time of the Roman domain, the legions, after their military digressions, delighted themselves in the fervent waters of the city of Aquae Flaviae, recovering forces and treating the diseases. The hot waters of Chaves have a millennial tradition in the cure of osteo-articulate, muscle-skeletal, digestive and respiratory diseases and to take advantage of these medicinal properties for the prevention and the treatment of contemporary diseases (stress, fatigue, anxiety and muscle-skeletal pains).


Nowadays, the Thermal Health-resort is endowed with modern equipment and a qualified and experienced group of hydrobalneotherapists. Therapeutic vocations Rheumatic and muscle-skeletal diseases Diseases of the digestive system Chronic and allergic diseases of the respiratory system Treatments and means or cure Therapy with mineral water Immersion techniques (bathtub and swimming pool immersion with hydromassage) Steam techniques (bertholet spine column, bertholaix, turkish bath, sauna, hands + feet diluvium) Shower techniques (vichy bath, sub-aquatic bath, jet and circular showers, hidropressotherapy) Inhalotherapy (steam inhale, nasal irrigations, sonic aerosols, respiratory cinesiotherapy) Electrotherapy and physiotherapy treatments (massages, ionization, shockwave, paraffin, ultrasounds, infra-red ray, ultraviolet and hidrocolater)


BELGIUM, SPA


Organisation's legal name:

Ville de Spa

Status (public or private)

Public


Province de Liège

Registered Address

rue de l’Hôtel de Ville n°. 44 Post code 4900 Town SPA Country : Belgique Region : Région wallonne


Web site www.spa-info.be

Telephone + 32 87 79 53 60 – 61 – 67 secrétariat

Fax + 32 87 77 20 44

VAT NUMBER


Family Name

GARDIER First name: Charles


Echevin du Tourisme

E-mail:

[email protected]

Telephone:

+ 32 87 53 85 Fax: + 32 87 79 53 92

Family Name

PEETERS First name Luc


Echevin du patrimoine

E-mail: [email protected]

Téléphone + 32 87 79 53 65 Fax + 32 87 77 20 44

CONTACT PERSON

Family Name

Grégoire

First name:

Isabelle


Directrice de l’Office du Tourisme

E-mail:

[email protected]

Telephone:

+ 32 87 79 53 53

Fax:

+ 32 87 79 53 54


2. Touristic data

- Medium stay length (2009) : 1 à 3 nuitées

- Brief report on the tourist flow in the last five years :

Arrivées Nuitées

Total Belges Étrangers Total Belges Étrangers

2007 105.865 80.155 25.710 245.462 185.163 60.299

2008 104.375 78.944 25.431 243.179 181.306 61873

- Accomodation capacity

• 13 hôtels

• 450 rooms

• Capacity of hébergemebnt in hotel 1.140 persons - - Other forms of complementary tourism

• Social, sports Tourism, language course, capacity of accommodation 1.711 personnes recognized Rooms in a guest house: 258 personnes


Foundation date or period and History of the spa The quality of waters of Spa is already recognized from the 1st century AD by the papers of the famous Roman naturalist Pline the Ancient. It is in 1572 when Spa becomes a full municipality. In XVIth s the development of Spa accelerates. The first work on mineral waters of Spa " acid fountains of the forest of Ardenne, and mainly the one who is in Spa " of Gilbert Limborh, doctor of prince-bishop of Liège, appears in 1559. Several other big doctors of period contribute to it by sending it a more and more important number of patients, what pulls the construction of new houses where these can accommodate. The craze is such as it is necessary to begin to export bénéficial waters, at first in the close villages, then in all Europe.

- Historic and cultural spa heritage

It is in XVIIIth s when Spa knows its most brilliant period. Following the cure, in 171 7, of czar Pierre-le-Grand who ends in his cure, the city becomes the worldly meeting (appointment) of the whole European aristocracy, attracted more by the elitist entertainments which we discovered it that by the therapeutic virtues of its waters. It is at this moment when Spa receives its nickname from "café of Europe ". The end of 1850s stands out the second strong time for the cure in Spa, which are at this moment practically the only ones to exist in Europe. A new establishment of Baths in the city center will be effectively inaugurated in 1868. The beginning of XXIe S. sees however the appearance of a modern balneology, the thermoludisme, based on the fitness and the well-being of the contemporary persons having hydrotherapy. A new thermal cure center is built in 2004 on the hill in the North of Spa. We find baths of warmed mineral water or carbogazeuse water, vapor or dry heat there. If techniques improved, they remain faithful to the thermal spadoise tradition within the framework of I'hydrotherapy.

- Demography 10 563 habitants - - Spa water composition


Composition en mg/l Spa Reine

Calcium 4,5 Magnésium

1,3 Sodium 3 potassium 0,5

silice = 7 bicarbonate

= 15 sulfate = 4 chlorure = 5

nitrate = 1,9 résidu sec =

33

Composition en mg/l Spa Marie-Henriette, eau légèrement gazeuse

calcium = 11

magnésium = 7 sodium = 10,5 potassium = 1,3

silice = 15

bicarbonate = 75 sulfate = 6,5 chlorure = 9,5

nitrate = 0,5

résidu sec = 95

Composition en mg/l Spa Barisart - Eau pétillante

calcium = 5,5 magnésium = 1,5 sodium = 5 potassium =

0,5

silice = 10 bicarbonate = 18 sulfate =

7,5 chlorure =

5,5

nitrate = 1,5 résidu sec

= 49

- Spa treatments :

Baby Massage, Carbonated Bath, Crenotherapy, Relaxation Massage, Back Care, Spa massage shower, Spa shower,

Lymphatic Drainage, Endermology, Body Wraps, Flash Active Contour, Body Scrub, Hypopressive Gymnastics,

Hammam, Holistic, Hot Stones , Face Lift, Underwater Massage, Mesotherapy, Niagara bath, Pressure therapy,

Prospa Concept (Sothys), Reflexology, Reiki, Relaxation, Soft-pack-in infra-red-wood light, Revitalization "chakras",

Sauna, Shiatsu, Relaxation therapy, Thalaxo Bath, Thermal Bath, Peat bath, Facial care.

Watsu

- Spa beauty products : produit cosmétiques Sotthys – Spa


ITALY, SALSOMAGGIORE TERME


Organisation's legal name: Municipality of Salsomaggiore



Registered Address

Street: Libertà Square, 1 Post code: 43039 Town: Salsomaggiore Country: Italy Region

Internet Address www.comune.salsomaggiore-terme.pr.it

Web site

Telephone +39 0524 580117

Fax +39 0524 580199

VAT NUMBER


Family Name Tedeschi First name: Massimo


Mayor

E-mail:

[email protected]

Telephone:

+39 0524 580161 Fax:

+39 0524 580199

CONTACT PERSON

Family Name

Bruschi First name:

Luca


Head of Mayor’s Office

E-mail:

[email protected]

Telephone:

+39 0524 580117 Fax:

+39 0524 580199

2. Touristic data

- Arrival (2009) 135.998 - Tourist attendance (2009) 608.388 - Medium stay length (2009) 4,1 Brief report on the tourist flow in the last five years 2008-144.645; 2007-130.648; 2006-130.047; 2005-132.240; 2004-135.360. - Other forms of complementary tourism wellness, thermal, sport, golf, bridge e congress. - Arrivals and attendances of spa tourists


- Accommodation capacity (number of hotels: 107 - total number of beds :8.182 and hotel classification (stars) :n.17 hotel 4 stars, n.54 hotel 3 stars, n.25 hotel 2 stars, n.8 hotel 1 star n.3 residence.


Foundation date or period The placename “Salso Maiore” already refers to the main wealth source of the town, since ancient times: saline water. The tribe of Galli Celelati probably settled on these hills to extract this precious mineral. Later, the area was occupied by roman colons that left several archeological evidences, among which the famous Tabula Patronatus by Virus Valens stands out.

History of the spa The salt-bromo-iodine spa water of Salsomaggiore has its origin millions of years ago. For many centuries it was used by the Celts and the Romans to extract the precious salt. It was only in 1839, when, thanks to the intuitions of a general practitioner, doctor Lorenzo Berzieri, the curative properties of these rare waters were discovered. At its origin, the water registers a density of mineral salt which is five times higher than the one of the Mediterranean Sea. A licence for the use of the mineral water, given by the Duchess Maria Luisa in the year 1847, signed the beginning of the history of the health resort.

Historic and cultural spa heritage The town of Salsomaggiore Terme, only 32km far from Parma, is characterised by its incomparable “Liberty” art-nouveau-style, of which the Terme Berzieri represents a unique and spectacular example. The thermal palace, built in 1923 from the architect Ugo Giusti and decorated by the ceramist Galileo Chini, contains multiplicities of symbolisms attained from oriental and occidental philosophies, motives with references to Assyrian-Babylonian and Byzantine architectures, revised after the style of Klimt and the Viennese Secession. Spa water composition The spa water of Salsomaggiore (www.termedisalsomaggire.it) is indicated to prevent and to treat many problems of chronic inflammations involving the osteo-articular, gynaecological, vascular and respiratory functions as well as gingival diseases and cellulites problems. The cold (16°C), hyper tonic salt-bromine-iodine spa water is extracted from 800 metres to 1200 metres deep wells, at a density of 16° Baumé (150 grams salt per litre water). The high percentage of sodium chloride, iodine and bromine, besides many other mineral salts, amplify the therapeutic benefits of the spa water. The typical rusty colour is due to the presence of ferrous minerals that oxidize in contact with the air. Spa treatments The spa bath with salt-bromo-iodine spa water is one of the most important spa treatments. It is also used for beauty and wellness treatments and by anti cellulites treatments. Due to the high mineral and iodine content the bath is suitable also for children. By rheumatic and gynaecological problems the spa bath is often associated with mud applications to increase the analgesic and anti-inflammatory benefits. Inhalation treatments are indicated by disorders of the primary airways and bronchial pathologies, selected between inhalations, aerosol, nasal douches or irrigations. Specific treatments by catarrhal otitis and rhinological deafness, like insufflations and crenotherapeutic Politzer using sulphuric gas Spa beauty products The “dermatological spa cosmetic lines” from the Terme of Salsomaggiore have their origin in the spa’s proper Institute of Cosmetic and Pharmaceutic Research and they are the result of accurate studies and long tradition. Already in the 1920’s, the Società Anonima Regie Terme, conscious of the extraordinary properties of the salt-bomo-iodine spa water, has extracted mineral substances and mineral salts to formulate specific pharmacological, hygienic and cosmetic products. Nowadays, the spa company produces complete lines of dermatological cosmetic products for face, skin and body care as well as for mouth hygiene, involving natural science like phytotherapy an aromatherapy.


UNITED KINGDOM, BATH


Organisation's legal name: Bath and North East Sommerset Council


Department, if applicable Tourism, Leisure & Culture

Registered Address

Street: Abbey Chambers – Kingston Buildings (off York Street) Post code: BA1 1LT Town: Bath Country: Sommerset Region: UK

Internet Address www.bathnes.gov.uk

Web site www.bathnes.gov.uk

Telephone 01225396082

Fax 01225396442

VAT NUMBER


Family Name Lawrence David


Divisional Director Tourism Leisure and Culture


Telephone:

+44 01225 396082 Fax: +44 01225 396442

CONTACT PERSON

Family Name Simons First name: Paul


Responsible for the project Tourism, Heritage and Spa specialists

E-mail:

Telephone: +44 (0)7785 506 338 Fax:


HISTORY Discovered by the Romans as a thermal spring, Bath became an important centre for the wool industry in the Middle Ages. In the eighteenth century, under George III, it developed into an elegant town with neoclassical Palladian buildings, coexisting harmoniously with the Roman baths. Until the eighteenth century, the city did not live his golden years, when the baths became popular again and the city was transformed into a modern healthy resort. This restoration was linked to construction works undertaken by architects such as John Woods, Ralph Allen and Richard Nash. The important architectural project included Queen Square, the Royal Crescent and the North and South parades. The Assembly Room became a sophisticated hall a meeting point and gain its fame in the pages of Fielding, Smollett, and Burney. The city of Bath is now one of only three cities recognized by UNESCO as World Heritage. HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE


The city is home to the “Victoria Art Gallery”, the “Museum of East Asian Art” and “The Holburne Museum of Art”, as well as many other museums, including the "Bath Postal Museum, “The Museum of Costume”, "The Jane Austen Centre," the "William Herschel Museum" and the Roman Baths. The "Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, now in Queen Square and founded in 1824 on the basis of the Society of Promotion of Agriculture, Planting, Manufacturing, Arts and Crafts of 1777, had an important collection and had a rich program of popular discussions. Worth a mention is See Places for is a great artistic, historical and cultural details. QUALITY OF THE WATERS Its spa is the only natural spa in the United Kingdom. Sulphur waters flowing in the under soil the city spring from a nature reserve at a temperature of 47 ° C. The waters of these spas are called Aquae Sulis. TREATMENTS Besides sauna, vapour and heated pool at 35 degrees, are performed numerous spa treatments, among them the "Watsu, which combines the principles of shiatsu with hydrotherapy made into the pool with warm water, to relieve stress and tension and provide a sense of calm and wellbeing. Indian head massage, Thai massage, reflexology and shiatsu along with reiki, yoga, Pilates and Qi-Gong, which acts on the vital energy to balance body and spirit.


ITALY, BAGNI DI LUCCA


Organisation's legal name: Municipality of Bagni di Lucca



Registered Address

Street: via Umberto, I Post code: 55022 Town: Bagni di Lucca Country: Italy Region:


Web site www.comunebagnidilucca.it

Telephone 0583 809911

Fax 0583 809937

VAT NUMBER 00371830464


Family Name Donati First name: Giancarlo


Mayor

E-mail:

[email protected]

Telephone:

0583 809911 Fax:

0583 809937

CONTACT PERSON

Family Name

Mazzei First name:

Ida


General Director of Bagni di Lucca Spa

E-mail:

[email protected]

Telephone:

0583 87221 / 0583 86034 348 1435879

Fax:

0583 808224 / 0583 808700


As it's known Italy is a high density place in thermal springs, and tuscany is one of the region where art, nature and spa link best. Bagni di Lucca belongs to the twenty thermal companies which are in the tuscan territory and finds itself 23 km from Lucca, at the beginning of Garfagnana. Bagni di Lucca is immersed in the Tuscan landscape surrounded by forests of pinewood and chestnut, bramble bush and beech trees, an area rich of history just a short distance from renowned cities of art, the Terme Bagni di Lucca holds a special place in the panorama of Italian thermal baths, thanks to its numerous traditional thermal cures and the superior quality of its wellbeing treatments.


The thermal springs of Bagni di Lucca probably known since romans times became popular in the 11th century during the period of the countess Matilde di Canossa for the therapeutic virtues of its thermal water. Terme Bagni di Lucca after the French Revolution it assumed a lead role on the national and international stage, not only as a thermal hub but as a hotspot for pleasure-seekers. During the Belle Epoque and the turn of the twentieth century, the Bagni di Lucca received many illustrious visitors, from Pascoli to Shelley, Byron to Puccini and Mascagni to Monti, Pascoli, Carducci, Montale. Testimony of this prestigious tradition in the 18th century when tha spa was well known throughout the world can still be found today along the valley. There is the Protestan Cemetry, the Anglican Church, the neo-classic Temple and Villa Demidoff, the Casino first in Europe, the Circolo dei Forestieri, and numerous villas immersed in the green of their parks. There are also the characteristics feudal and medeval structures of the hamlets of the mountains, rich in history, traditions, legends and dialects, some with Romanesque parish churches. Today Bagni di Lucca's beautiful locales, cultural events, sport, and Thermal Spa Center represent a concrete response to the needs of wellbeing turism. Terme Bagni di Lucca are fed with sulfuric-bicarbonate-calcium waters. They reach 54°c at the principal stream called "Doccione". The Thermal Spa at Bagni di Lucca is part of the thermal complex of Jean Varraud and Casa Boccella, which offer classical thermal cures and treatments. Thanks to the Kind of thermal waters at Jean Varraud and Casa Boccella, the two centers are at the avant-garde of treating O.R.L. in adults and children, acne, rhemautism, the vascular system and gynecological pathologies, as well asobesity and metabolic disorders. The natural vapors of two grottoes, tha Grotta Grande and the Grotta Paolina, lend the spa its unique character, the latter taking its name from Napoleon's sister, a frequent visitor of the baths. The temperatures range from 40-45°c and are ideal for skin cures, arthropathy, relaxation and cleansing. In the late years some innovation has been introduced, first of all the Centre Ouida, which offers treatments and programs specifically geared toward thermal wellbeing for relaxation that tone and cleans the entire body and restore a brilliant sheen to your skin. Mud baths, massages and other treatments use thermal wather based oils and creams, harmonious blends that make you feel new. The center is also composed of the Antico Albergo Terme with a tunnel underground which led to the spa. It has been restored in 2003 with attention to the historic and environmental surrounds. The Hotel has got an indoor thermal pool which is fed by the water that rise from the "Doccione", reached from the center of the hotel by an architectural artifice, making the pool the key element of one's stay. The kinds of customers have been partially changed thanks to the innovation introduced. From the one hand the world of wellness has brought to a reduction of the average period of stay (quicker but more frequent); on the other hand it has produced much younger clients and consequently a massive presence of the youngest towards the world of wellness. The only spa centre in Bagni di Lucca today actually working is Bagni di Lucca Terme & Hotel, a centre which still need works in the historic part. All the other small thermal centres which are in the area of Bagni di Lucca are closed and need strong investiment. The Council has introduced a plan which will be displaysed in many years.


CEZCH REPUBLIC, FRANTIŠKOVY LÁZNĚ, KARLOVY VARY, MARIÁNSKÉ LÁZNĚ


Organisation's legal name: Karlovarský Kraj



Registered Address

Street: Závodní 353/88 Post code: 36021 Town: Karlovy Vary Country: Czech republic Region:

Internet Address

Web site http://www.kr-karlovarsky.cz/

Telephone 00420 - 353 502 111

Fax 00420 - 353 331 509


Family Name Novotný First name: Josef


Mayor

E-mail:

[email protected]

Telephone:

00420 - 353 502 111 Fax:

00420 - 353 331 509


The Karlovy Vary Region was formed from the former districts of Karlovy Vary, Cheb and Sokolov. Of the 14 regions in the Czech Republic, the Karlovy Vary Region is the third smallest in area and has the fewest inhabitants. It is located in the western part of the Czech Republic on the border with Germany. Its neighbouring German regions are Saxony and Bavaria with which it enjoys mutually advantageous cooperation. The Karlovy Vary Region sets itself apart from the rest of the Czech Republic because of its underground network of hot and cold mineral springs which have made Karlovy Vary one of the largest spa treatment centres in Europe. These mineral springs of various temperatures have medical properties which can help people who suffer from digestive tract, metabolic and certain arthritic disorders, to name but a few. About 100 springs rise naturally from underground, but only 12 are used in the treatment of health problems. Mariánské Lázně is another spa town famous for its carefully manicured parks, woods and historical architecture. Františkovy Lázně near the German border is an old spa town which has retained its architecture and monuments, making it one of the most attractive towns in the region. Jáchymov became famous just after its founding in 1516 for its silver mines, and it went on to mint silver coins. The world’s first radium spa was established here by Nobel Prize winners Marie and Pierre Curie. Cultural and social events are an important part of life in the Karlovy Vary Region. Many of these events are well known all over the world, e.g. the Karlovy Vary Film Festival. Mariánské Lázně hosts a Chopin Music Festival and Františkovy Lázně holds summer long concerts including a week of Johann Strauss.


SLOVAKIA, PIESTANY


Organisation's legal name: City of Piestany



Registered Address

Street: Námestie SNP Nº: 3 Post code: 92145 Town: Piešťany Country: Slovakia Region:


Web site www.piestany.sk

Telephone 00421-337765311

Fax 00421-337765333


Family Name Remo First name: Cicutto


Mayor

E-mail:

[email protected] (Mr. Cicutto´s assistant)

Telephone: +421 33 776 53 03 Fax: 00421-7765333

CONTACT PERSON

Family Name

Chuda

First name:

Erika


Head of Strategy Department, Municipality of Piestany


Telephone: +421 33 776 54 65 Fax:


HISTORY The history of the spa is closely linked with the history of the city. The first reliable report on Piešťany as spa town dates back to 1549, as attested the document of Juraj Wernher, "The miraculous waters of Hungary”, which was released in Basel. In 1682 Emperor Leopold I, on the request of the owners Hlohovec, took under his protection Piešťany and the Bank. During the XIX century worked in the first spa of Piešťany the balneologist MD. František Ernest Scherer (1805 -1879), author of a monograph on the spa. The history of the spa town Piešťany dates back to ancient prehistory, when the hunters who settled near the hot springs. In 1113 we have the first written mention of Piestany, in a document called "Zoborská listina" of the Hungarian king Koloman I. There were several small settlements in the modern area of Piestany in the early Middle Ages. Originally the centre was a Roman church and in this place a great Gothic church was built in the second half of the XIV century. In the XVI and XVII century, the Turkish army raided in Piestany several times. The most beautiful memory of the thermal springs of Piestany is in the spa area of Teplice (now the centre of the town). The family Erdödy bought Piešťany and the spas in 1720. This family kept the possession of the city until 1848 and of the spas until 1940. The first spa buildings were built in the late XVIII century. In the early XIX century, Jozef Erdödy put the first brick of


the Spa House (now Napoleon I.). Jozef Erdödy also founded the park in Piešťany (Town Park). The major development of Piestany, reguarding both the city that and the spa, began in 1889, when the Winter family rented the spa Erdödy family. They run and look after the development of the spas from 1889 to 1940. They turned the transformation of their company in a company of international reputation and the town became worldwide renown. In 1863, Dr. Frantisek E. Scherer founded the Thermal Military Institute. This has worked until today. HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE The most interesting buildings of the cultural and architectural heritage are: the Swiss Spa, which is the oldest functional building in the city, the Napoleon Spa, that is a complex of of three classic spa buildings, the Roman Catholic school, one of the clearest examples of eclecticism in Piestany; the romantic Villa Loger, the great spa hotel Slovan House, now in disuse, the complex Thermia Palace-Irma. QUALITY OF THE WATERS The natural resources of the healing of Piestany are spa waters rich in chalk, sulphur with a temperature of 67-69 ° C (applied in swimming pools and baths) and medicinal sulphur mud (applied with partial or full wraps). The spa is very indicated for its benefits after injury for its healing effects and it is indicated for the recovery after trauma. We treat rheumatic diseases, chronic degenerative musculoskeletal diseases, neurological disorders, premature aging of the bones and obesity.

STEERING COMMITTEE

The Steering Committee is represented by the City of Vichy (France) with the President Mr Corne, the City of Acqui Terme (Italy) with the Vice President Mr. Rapetti, the City of Salsomaggiore (Italy) with Mr Tedeschi as the founder members of the E.H.T.T.A association.


INFORMATIONAL MATERIAL

MATERIALS PRODUCED WITHIN THE PROJECT “THERMAE EUROPAE”

TO WHICH TOOK PART SOME OF THE CITIES PART OF THE PRESENT ITINERARY Meetings

� KICK – OFF MEETING 6 – 8th October 2006 , Karlovy Vary

� SEMINARY AND 2ND PLENARY MEETING OF THERMAE EUROPAE on the occasion of the “European Thermal Forum” Aix les Bains, France, 15th November 2006

� 3rd PLENARY MEETING OF THERMAE EUROPAE Il Ciocco, Italy, 4th June 2007

� Seminary, 4th PLENARY MEETING OF THERMAE EUROPAE and Artistic Event 30th of October 2007, Varberg, Sweden

� Seminary, 5th PLENARY MEETING OF THERMAE EUROPAE, Launching of the Itinerary Exhibition and artistic event 4th of May 2008, GH Pupp, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic

� Seminary, 6th PLENARY MEETING OF THERMAE EUROPAE and Itinerary Exhibition Piestany, Slovakia27.-30.7. 2008

� Seminary, 7th PLENARY MEETING OF THERMAE EUROPAE Velingrad, Bulgaria 30.10.-1.11. 2008 – � Seminary Bratislava, Slovakia 22.1.-23.1. 2009 – � Seminary Acqui Terme, 21.5-23.5 - 2009 � Final Conference, Karlovy Vary, 21.9-23.9.2009

Events

� 21-23 sept 2009 – Karlovy Vary Thermae Europae International Conference � 21.5-23.5 2009 – European water Festival , Acqui Terme � 13.5.-17.5. 2009 - Opening Day of "Thermae Europae", Brussel � 13.5. 2009 - The opening of the exhibition Thermae Europae � 5.2.-8.2. 2009 - PRAHA HOLIDAY WORLD � 22.1.-23.1. 2009 - BRATISLAVA FAIR � 4.12-5.12. 2008 - BADEN-BADEN, GERMANY � 14.10.-19.10. 2008 - SALSOMAGGIORE, ITALY � 4.5.-31.5. 2008 - TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS THERMAE EUROPAE � 4.5.-6.5. 2008 - DAYS OF KARLOVY VARY’S BALNEOLOGISTS � 4.5.-6.5. 2008 - OPENING OF THE SPA SEASON IN KARLOVY VARY � 3.5.-6.5. 2008 - EUROPEAN THERMAL SYMPOSIUM � 27.10.-2.11. 2007 - A WEEK OF CULTURE FESTIVITIES IN VARBERG

Pubblications The main reference texts on which is based both the need to implement and of developing strategies in support and sustain of the thermal heritage both the finding of the trail are as follows: “Thermae Europae, Safeguarding Europe’s Spa heritage – a critical appraisal” and “Thermae Europae, , Discovering Art, Architecture and Heritage in Europe's Spa Towns ".


In the first book (attached) are contained three recommendations: RECOMMENDATION 1: develop a methodology at the European level to analyse, classify and document thermal sites; RECOMMENDATION 2: promote the implementation of specific inventories at a regional, national and European level; RECOMMENDATION 3: To promote the protection and enhancement of the cultural, historic and artistic values of spa town architecture by considering the need for modern infrastructure and facilities in the context of creating future spa heritage; RECOMMENDATION 4: incrementally hold more colloquia and symposia at the regional, national and international levels and work toward the establishment of a single major annual or biennial European spa town colloquium/symposium by 2012; RECOMMENDATION 5: promote the creation of a European permanent network dedicated to the study, protection, promotion and innovation of spa towns’ architectural heritage; RECOMMENDATION 6: create more projects that promote European-wide industry cooperation between spa towns that will in turn lead to public awareness of spa town heritage.

The second book, represents a scientific basis from which came out the usefulness of creating a European Cultural Route of Spa Towns, illustrate the history of European spas, the changing of spa towns role in the society from ancient Greece to now a days. In the book there is also a selection of the most important European historic spa towns (45 actually), and it suggests the creation of a European Route divided into macro areas: Greece and Eastern Europe, Central Europe, Iberian Peninsula, Western Europe, United Kingdom and Scandinavia.


Six magazines have been published within the project Thermae Europae, each them dealt with different aspects of the thermal culture of the spa towns belonging to the historical network: the thermal heritage, the events, the spa treatments, the quality of the waters and their properties, the history of the towns, the famous people, the enogastrominic and artistic products, the territories, the local traditions, the whole tourist offer

Thermae Europae Magazine 1







Promotion « Information leaflet of the project in 4 languages » “Thermae Europae Calendar 2009”

“The guide of travelling Exhibition”

Web Site www.therameeuropae.eu

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ACQUI TERME

� Acqui Terme: un itinerario tra acque, vini e romantici castelli – Ggallery Edition Milan - 1995 - MONOGRAFIA (also available in english);

� Aspetti geografici dell'economia idroturistica di Acqui Terme – G. Bellati – Tilgher Edition Genoa 1971 - MONOGRAFIA;

� Le terme acquesi - Colla, Egidio - L' Ancora Edition 1996 – MONOGRAFIA; � Convegno regionale sui problemi dello sviluppo termale: Acqui Terme, 25 giugno 1978 – Tipografia

Pesce Ovada – 1978 – MONOGRAFIA; � Centre d'etudes de rhumatologie et de therapeutie par le boues [Acqui] – Tortona : Scuola

Tipografica San Giuseppe 1959 – MONOGRAFIA ;


� Acqui Term : una finestra sulla citta : guida storico-artistica - Gianni Rebora. - De Ferrari Edition 1998 – GUIDE;

� Reumatismo e terapia termale: atti 42. congresso nazionale Associazione Medica Italiana Idroclimatologia Talassologia e Terapia Fisica, Acqui Terme 3-6 giugno 1971 – MONOGRAFIA;

� Museo archeologico di Acqui Terme: la città - Emanuela Zanda. - Alessandria: LineLab edizioni, stampa 2002. (In testa al front.: Ministero per i beni e le attivita culturali, Soprintendenza per i beni archeologici del Piemonte; Comune di Acqui Terme, Assessorato alla cultura) – MONOGRAFIA;

� Terme di Acqui - G. Ricci - Li.Ze.A, Acqui Terme 1985 – GUIDE � Letteratura e terme: atti del convegno tenuto ad Acqui Terme l'8 maggio 2004 / Carlo Prosperi. -

Acqui Terme : Comune, Assessorato alla Cultura, 2005 – MONOGRAFIA; � Trattato delle regie terme acquesi - Vincenzo Malacarne. - Bologna: Forni, stampa 1971.

MONOGRAFIA (COLLANA FONTI DI STORIA ACQUESE); � La cura termale in Acqui: guida per i medici e per i balneanti - Giovanni Garelli. - Torino : Francesco

Casanova, 1877 – MONOGRAFIA � Acqui e le sue terme / [A.O.Giardini]. - Torino : Stabilimenti grafici Maurer, Torta & Pecco, 1909?.

MONOGRAFIA � Le Terme di Acqui : le loro vicende, i loro problemi - Filippo Meda. -_Nuova ed. rifatta ed

accresciuta. - Acqui : Libreria Righetti, 1916. – MONOGRAFIA � Le regie Terme di Acqui - illustrate dal p. Innocenzo Ratti. - Nuova ed. adorna di incisioni in rame e

d'un'appendice. - Milano : Vincenzo Guglielmini, 1844. MONOGRAFIA � L'osservatorio sul mercato del lavoro del settore turistico termale - a cura della Società Consortile

Langhe Monferrato Roero. - Acqui Terme : Marinelli, - MONOGRAFIA � Le Terme di Acqui : guida sanitaria - S. Pisani. - Firenze : Tip. Carpigiani e Zipoli, [1926) –

MONOGRAFIA � L'acquedotto romano - Alberto Bacchetta ; con un'appendice di Gian Battista Garbarino. - Genova :

De Ferrari, [2006]. MONOGRAFIA � Acqui: il complesso termale oltre Bormida - Laura Palmucci. - Edizioni dell'Orso - 1983 - Alessandria

– MONOGRAFIA � Atti del 23. congresso nazionale di idroclimatologia-talassologia e terapia fisica e del 2. convegno

medico di Acqui : Acqui, Sanremo, 9-12 giugno 1934 - Tip. A. Cordani – 1935 – MONOGRAFIA � Guida ai bagni d'Acqui: corredata di prescrizioni igieniche, statistiche, tariffe e descrizione dei

luoghi circonvicini per Giacinto Lavezzari. - Ed. economica. - Acqui : Tipografia Sociale, 1869. MONOGRAFIA

� Acqui: le sue terme, i suoi dintorni: guida per il medico e per il balneante - Domenico De Alessandri. - 2. ed. - Acqui : Tip. litografia A. Tirelli, 1888. MONOGRAFIA

� Cenni sulle terme d'Acqui del dottore Lorenzo Granetti. - Torino : Tip. G. Ferrero, 1841. MONOGRAFIA

� Terme di Acqui: studio tecnico, edilizio, sanitario, industriale per la definitiva soluzione della questione termale - Della Lucia Olinto, Bruno Venturi ; disegni di Ugo Giusti. - Roma: [S.n.], 1925 (Roma : Tipografia delle Terme). MONOGRAFIA

� Acqui: una stazione termale tra Otto e Novecento - Luisa Giordano. - Bergamo: Nuovo istituto italiano d'arti grafiche, c1984. - Estr. fittizio da: Stile e struttura delle citta termali: Lombardia, Piemonte, Valle d'Aosta) – MONOGRAFIA

� La piscina romana - Emanuela Zanda and Alberto Bacchetta. - Genova: De Ferrari, [2005]. MONOGRAFIA

� Le Terme di Acqui - Città e architetture per la cura e per lo svago - Alessandro Martini, ed. Umberto Allemandi – Torino – 2010

CHAVES

� O Património da Cultura Termal: Para uma rede europeia de ecomuseus, (The Thermal Patrimony: For a european museum network), 2004, Marcella Arca Petrucci

� A Magia de Aquae Flaviae – Caldas de Chaves (The magic of Aquae Flaviae – Chaves Hot Spring), 1999, Mário Gonçalves Carneiro


� A crenoterapia de afecção das vias respiratórias – nova e benéfica utilização das Caldas de Chaves (the crenotherapy in the respiratory sistem - new application of Chaves Hot Spring), idem

� As Caldas de Chaves – fonte de energia (Chaves Hot Spring – geothermal resource), 1990, idem � Crenoterapia das doenças do aparelho digestivo (Crenotherapy and Gastric diseases), 1987, idem � Complexo Termals sem fronteiras (Thermal Spa without borders), 1987, idem � A importância da crenoterapia em reumatologia (The crenotherapy importance in rheumatology),

1985, idem � A água e o clima na sabedoria popular transmontana (Water, Weather and local wisdom), 1983,

idem � Condições essenciais para o desenvolvimento do termalismo em Portugal (Essencial conditions for

termalism development in Portugal), 1980, idem � O Termalismo (The Termalism), 1974, idem � As Caldas de Chaves (Chaves hot Spring), 1967, idem � As Caldas de Chaves serão o fulcro da cidade nova (The thermal spa will be the focus of the new

town), 1948, José de Alencar SPA

�� DIEKMANN ANYA, (2004) The relationship between heritage preservation and tourist consumption, Thèse de Doctorat, Université Libre de Bruxelles, IGEAT.

�� DECROLY JEAN-MICHEL, DUQUESNE ANNE-MARIE, DELBAERE ROLAND, DIEKMANN ANYA, (2006) Tourisme et société. Mutations, enjeux et défis, Editions de l’Univesité libre de Bruxelles, Collection Aménagement du territoire et environnement.

�� JANSEN-VERBEKE, M. (2003) Parameter für die Touristifizierung von städtischen Reisezielen, KulturStädte Tourismus, Bachleitner, R., Kagelmann, H.J. (eds.) Profil Verlag München Wien, pp. 35-46.

�� JANSEN-VERBEKE, M. (2004) Mutagenecity of cultural events in urban tourist destinations, in Butler, R., Aramberri, J. (eds.)Tourism Development: Issues for a Vulnerable Industry, Channel View Publications pp.257-27.

�� JANSEN –VERBEKE, M. (2007) Cultural Resources and the Tourismification of Territories in Acta Turistica Nova Vol 1: 1 pp 21-41

�� JANSEN- VERBEKE, M, (2008) A Geographer’s Gaze at Tourism. Documents d'Anàlisi Geogràfica, 52 (2), pp 15-29

�� ESPON1.3.3 (2007) The role and spatial effects of cultural heritage and identity.

�� JANSEN VERBEKE, M RUSSO,A.P.(2008) Innovative research on the spatial dynamics of cultural tourism, in Jansen- Verbeke, M, Priestley, G, Russo A. (eds) Cultural Resources for Tourism; Patterns, Processes, Policies .Nova Science Publishers. New York. pp.1-14

�� JANSEN-VERBEKE,M, LIEVOIS, E (2008) Visiting patterns in historic cityscapes. A case study in Ghent, Belgium in Jansen- Verbeke, M, Priestley, G, Russo A.. (eds) Cultural Resources for Tourism; Patterns, Processes, Policies . Nova Science Publishers. New York. pp. 17-30.

�� JANSEN-VERBEKE, M (2008) Cultural landscapes and tourism dynamics. Explorative case studies in Jansen-Verbeke, M, Priestley, G, Russo A.. (eds) Cultural Resources for Tourism; Patterns, Processes, Policies . Nova Science Publishers. New York. pp. 125-144.

�� WANHILL, S., JANSEN-VERBEKE, M., (2008) Cultural events as catalysts of change. Evidence from four European case studies in Jansen-Verbeke, M, Priestley, G, Russo A.. (eds) Cultural Resources for Tourism; Patterns, Processes, Policies, Nova Science Publishers. New York. pp.155-182

�� MAGOSSE, R., GOVERS,R., JANSEN-VERBEKE, M., (2008) Policy, cultural heritage and tourismscapes. A case study of Brussels in Jansen-Verbeke, M, Priestley, G, Russo A.. (eds) Cultural Resources for Tourism; Patterns, Processes, Policies .Nova Science Publishers. New York. pp. 185-196

�� VOS, K., RULLE, M., JANSEN-VERBEKE, M., (2008) Cultural heritage and the rejuvenation of spa towns. Evidence from four European cities in Jansen-Verbeke, M, Priestley, G, Russo A.. (eds) Cultural Resources for Tourism; Patterns,Processes, Policies . Nova Science Publishers. New York. pp. 215-230


�� JANSEN- VERBEKE, M, GOVERS ,R. (2009) Brussels International in Maitland,R., Brent Ritchie,J. (eds) City and national capital tourism. Channel View Publications

�� JANSEN-VERBEKE, M.,(2009) Tourismification of Cultural Landscapes : a discussion note. in Chinese Journal of Resources Science

�� VOS KATLEEN (2006), Les villes thermales comme vecteur de patrimoine culturel et touristique, études de cas : Spa, Bath, Karlovy Vary, Marianske Lasne, , Thèse de Master, K.U.L.

�� Spa, Belgium, an extract taken from The Business of resort Management, 2008, by PETER MURPHY, Butterworth-Heinemann Elsevier Publisher, pp.1-22, Butterworth Heinemann, ISBN 9780750666619

�� Health and Wellness Tourism – past, present and future. World Travel Market – historyofspas.doc, OSBORNE B., (2006) Occasional paper Number 7. Resort Life cycles.

�� Spa, une exploration géo-touristique de la plus ancienne station thermale d’Europe, De GROOTE P.& MOLDEREZ I., 1996, in Liber amicorum Prof. dr. CHRISTIANS, Université de Liège, pp.45-55.

�� Health and Wellness Tourism, Melanie K. SMITH, Laszlo PUCZKO & Tamara RATZ, (2009) ED. Butterworth –Heinemann, Oxford.

�� L’établissement des bains de Spa. Etudes de l’architecture et des décors préliminaires au projet de conservation. Thesis to obtain the degree of master in conservation of monuments and sites, ANNE GUILLEAUME, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 2007

BOOKS �� Analyse des eaux minérales de Spa : avec des observations sur leurs propriétés médicinales;

précédée de quelques notices topographiques (1816), Edwin Godden Jones, J. F. Desoer, Liege,

�� Atlas du patrimoine architectural des centres anciens protégés – Spa. Ministère de la Communauté française et Ministère de la Région wallonne.

�� Bibliographie spadoise et des eaux minérales du pays de Liège, BODY Albin., Bruxelles, 1875.

�� De Paris à Spa : la bataille diplomatique pour la paix française (février 1919-octobre 1920), Jacques Bardoux, Librairie Félix Alcan, 1921.

�� Gustave III roi de Suède aux eaux de Spa, Albin Body, Bruxelles, Vanderauwera, 1879.

�� Histoire de Spa : la plus ancienne ville d'eaux du monde, Georges Spailier, Seconde édition, Spa : J'Ose, 1961.

�� Histoire du commerce des eaux de Spa, Gaston Dugardin, Liège : Imp. H. Vaillant-Carmanne, [195 ?]

�� Joseph II aux eaux de Spa, Albin Body, Extrait du "Bulletin de l'Institut archéologique liégeois" tome XVII, 1883, Léon de Thier, Liège.

�� L’aventure Francofolies de SPA, 15 ans. Radelet Marc, RTBF-Racine, 2008.

�� La cure de Spa : ses ressources et ses indications, Dr Jean Wéry, Impr. Spa-Monopole, 1927

�� La fabuleuse histoire des eaux de Spa, L.M. Crismer, Spa-Monopole, 1983.

�� La Légende de Dom Cyprien ou la découverte des eaux de Spa par un moine de l’Abbaye de Stavelot, Maurice Bouchoms, Spa, Ed. J’Ose, 1944 ?

�� L'eau minérale ferrugineuse de Spa : son action comme préparation de fer, son action générale, Dr. R. Wybauw, Spa : Impr. Spa-Monopole, 1908?

�� Le rhumatisme est guérissable : conseils aux rhumatisants : la cure des affections rhumatismales à Spa, Dr Jean Wéry, préf. du Professeur F. Henrijean, Spa, Impr. Spa-Monopole, 1931

�� Le Thermalisme social "Heures Claires" centre de Spa - Rapport médical sur les résultats de cure, Jean Barzin, Verviers, Ed. Le Travail, 1952.

�� Le thermalisme, Robert Flagothier, Ed. Labor, Bruxelles, 1989, ISBN 2-8040-0407-4

�� Le patrimoine de Spa, Vanessa Krins, Carnets du patrimoine n° 57, Institut du patrimoine wallon Namur, 2009, ISBN 978-2-930466-93-4

�� Les nouveaux amusements des Eaux de Spa, J.P. de Limbourg, Desoer, Liège, 1762.

�� Les pouhons de Spa : étude physico-chimique des eaux minérales ferrugineuses de Spa, Dr. A. Poskin, Bruxelles : Goemaere, 1914.

�� Le Waux-Hall à Spa, Dossier de la Commission Royale des Monuments, Sites et Fouilles, Vanessa Krins, Institute du patrimoine wallon, 2000.

�� Monographie géographique : Commune et ville de Spa, Francis Cerfontaine, 2 vol. (197p., 204 p.), Vol.1 : milieu urbain, population, Vol.2 : la nature et ses ressources : l'environnement, Spa : F. Cerfontaine, 1999-2000.


�� Notes historiques sur l’exploitation des eaux minérales de Spa à partir du XVIIe siècle, Edmond Delneuville, Liège : La Meuse, 1913.

�� Philippe-Louis de Presseux et le boerhaavisme aux eaux de Spa, Marcel Florkin, extrait de la « Revue médicale de Liège » vol VII, n°3 (1952), pp. 97-104. Liége : Impr. H. Vaillant-Carmanne.

�� Pierre le Grand aux eaux de Spa, Albin Body, Bruxelles, Vanderauwera, 1872.

�� Savoir évaluer et prescrire une cure thermale, Dr Philippe Schilliger, Dr Gilles Bardelay, Frison-Roche, Paris,1990, ISBN/ISSN : 2-87671-043-9.

�� Sources minérales et Fontaines de Spa, Comité culturel de Spa, Léon Marquet, 1991.

�� Spa considéré dans son passé, son présent et son avenir comme établissement d’eaux minérales et de bains, Thomas Cutler, Bruxelles : C. Muquardt, 1853.

�� Spa, histoire et bibliographie (3 volumes), Albin Body, Culture et civilisations, Bruxelles 1981.

�� Spa : Histoire et bibliographie : Tome I, Seconde éd. revue et augmentée, Spa : Ed. J'ose, 1942.

�� Spa : poème en sept chants, avec des notes historiques : son origine, son histoire, ses eaux minérales, ses environs et ses jeux, Etienne Arago, Deuxième éd., A.L. Léveque, Bruxelles, 1852

�� Spa et ses environs, Jean d'Ardenne, J. Weber, Zürich : Orell Füssli, 19??

�� Traité des eaux minérales de Spa, Dr Lambert Lezaack, Liège, Impr. H. Rongier-Duvivier, 1837

�� Traité des eaux de Spa, Dr Victor Scheuer, Bruxelles : H. Manceaux, 1881.

�� Une industrie d'art de ma vallée, le"bois de Spa", Georges Barzin, Imp. Alf. Vonnêche, Liège, 1947.

�� (article), Spa : Tourisme, thermalisme et fêtes, Jacqueline Piron, Marie-Claire Leroy-Fraipont, Simone Reynkens ... [et al.], in Liège province d'Europe n°43, juillet-août 1978, p. 32-57

�� (article) 15 Raisons qui font que Spa possède un Patrimoine de grande valeur, Marie-Christine Schils, Paul Mordan et Frank Gazzard, in Réalités, mensuel de Spa et de sa région n° 257, sept. 2005, p. 15-20.

�� (article) Spa, patrimoine de l'U.N.E.S.C.O., Paul Mordan, in Réalités, mensuel de Spa et de sa région n°262, février 2006

�� (article) Fondements scientifiques du thermalisme : I. Bases physiologiques de la balnéothérapie, II. De la balnéothérapie au thermalisme, III. Thermalisme, réadaptation et diététique, Commission médicale des eaux et des bains de Spa, Liège : Revue médicale de Liège, 1975-1976, pp. 7-9.

�� (article) Toerisme en thermalisme in het koninklijk kuuroord Spa (1850-1914), Carl Govaerts, extrait de De Brabantse folklore en geschiedenis, n°269, pp. 51-99, Dienst voor geschiedkundige en folkloristische opzoekingen van de Provincie Brabant, Bruxelles, 1991

�� article) Le Grand livre de l'eau, Jacques Mercier, La Renaissance du livre, Tournai, 2000,

�� Spa pp.74,100-101,112,117,175-176.

�� (article) Une ville d'eau au XVIIIe siècle : Spa en 1733, E.de Barthélemy, Paris : Plon, 1969, extrait de l'Artiste, revue du XIXe siècle, Histoire de l'art contemporain : XL année,1er septembre 1869, pp. 392-399

�� (article) Les jeux de hasard à Spa au XVIIIe siècle : aspects économiques, sociaux, démographiques et politiques, Paul Bertholet, extrait du Bulletin de la Société verviétoise d'archéologie et d'histoire, Vol. LXVI,

�� p.10-16, Dison : Imp. G. Lelotte, 1988.

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MAGAZINES

�� Histoire et archéologie spadoises, Bulletin trimestriel, 48 pages, [email protected]

�� Réalités, mensuel de Spa et de sa région, P. Jehin, 60 rue J.P. de Limbourg, 4900 – Spa, http://www.sparealites.com/

�� Spa-info.be, Bulletin communal d’information de Spa, présenté par l’Administration communale avec la collaboration de l’Office du Tourisme et du Centre culturel.

�� Histoire et archéologie spadoises, Quarterly magazine, 48 pages, [email protected] VICHY

�� Article « Vichy », in « Thermae Europae Magazine » n° 1


�� Article « 2nd Stop : Jacques Décoret in Vichy, the up-and-coming star of the French cookery » in « Thermae Europae Magazine » n° 5

�� Proceedings of the 1st National Meetings of Architecture and Thermal Heritage in the French water cities, published by Thermauvergne, 2004 (pages 101-107)

�� Book “Inventaire du Patrimoine Thermal de Vichy”, published by the Route des Villes d’Eaux du Massif Central, April 2009 + bibliography

�� Book “Analyse & Spécificités du Patrimoine thermal”, published by the Route des Villes d’Eaux du Massif Central, April 2009

�� Article “La ville où les parcs ont droit de cité” in “Villes d’Eaux magazine”, published by the SETT Communication, 2008

�� Vichy / Health, Fitness and Beauty Programmes, pieces of information taken from the website: www.destinationvichy.com

SALSOMAGGIORE TERME

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Parma”,Parma,Bodoni,1824

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acque saline di Salsomaggiore negli anni 1839,1840,1841”,Borgo San Donnino,1842 �� C. BOMBELLES,”Monumenti e Munificenze di S.M la Principessa Imperiale Maria

Luigia”,Parma,Bodoni,1845

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Tabiano”,Parma,Grazioli,1861

�� F. GIORGIERI,”Guida alle acque solforose di Tabiano”,Parma,1886

�� P. SCHIVARDI,”Guida descrittiva e medica alle acque minerali e ai bagni d'Italia”,Milano,I ed. 1869(II ed. 1979)

�� E. ORLANDI,”Vita del dottor Giovanni Valentini,ovvero storia dei bagni di Salsomaggiore”,Parma,L. Batteri,1892

�� E. ORLANDI,”Note storiche e polemiche sull'erezione del monumento ai fondatori dei bagni in

Salsomaggiore”,Borgo San Donnino,1894

�� L. PAVIA,”Guida a Salsomaggiore”,Milano,1898

�� “Salsomaggiore e le Terme Magnaghi”,Milano,Rebeschini,1899

�� E. LEONE, E. ORLANDI,”Salsomaggiore,Tabiano,S. Andrea”,Parma,Battei,1899

�� A.M REBUCCI,”Guida di Salsomaggiore,Tabiano e dintorni”,Borgo San Donnino,Mattioli 1905

�� N. PELICELLI,”I monumenti dell'agro parmense,Salsomaggiore e dintorni”,Parma,1920

�� L. ALFIERI,”Guida turistico-balneare di Salsomaggiore,Tabiano e S. Andrea”,Borgo San Donnino,1923

�� E. BAISTROCCHI,”Cenni storici del Sanatorium di Salsomaggiore:dalla sua origine,1896,al

1919”,Reggio Emilia,G. Notari,1926 �� L. DODI,”Il piano regolatore di Salsomaggiore dell'ing. Prof. Cesare Chiodi”,in

Urbanistica,n.4,Torino,pp. 219-226,1934

�� N. MUSINI,”La stazione termale di Tabiano in un secolo di vita”,in Salsomaggiore illustrata-rivista

mensile delle Regie Terme,XXXIV,n.8,1938

�� AA.VV.,”Salsomaggiore,I centenario delle cure(1839-1939),Bergamo,I.I.A.G,1939

�� CREMONA,”Discorso sullo stile Liberty”,in Sele Arte,I,nov.-dic. 1952,pp. 15-22,1958

�� L. DODI,”Le informazioni urbane del parmense”,Parma,1963

�� N. AVANZINI,”Da piccolo borgo a città termale”,Fidenza,Mattioli,1963

�� E.NASALLI ROCCA,”Note sull'organizzazione giuridica delle terme di Salsomaggiore dal primo

periodo del loro sviluppo”,in “I Congresso Italiano di studi storici termali”,Fidenza,1963 �� G. SOTGIU, “Validità dal punto di vista interni stico delle cure salso-bromo-iodiche di

Salsomaggiore, Fidenza, 1967

�� C. CATTANEO, “Le cure termali di Salsomaggiore”, Salsomaggiore, 1967

�� C. CRESTI,”Un'architettura tra Liberty e Art Dèco”,in Galileo Chini,catalogo della mostra(Salsomaggiore,luglio-ottobre 1974),Firenze,1974


�� C. MARSAN,T. PALOSCIA,C. CRESTI,”Galileo Chini.Mostra retrospettiva del cinquantenario

dell'inaugurazione delle Terme Berzieri”,catalogo,Salsomaggiore,1974

�� G. CAPELLI,”Gl'architetti del primo Novecento a Parma”,Parma,Ricci,1975

�� R. BOSSAGLIA, “Situazione degli Studi sul Liberty: atti del convegno internazionale”, Salsomaggiore, 1976

�� V. SAVI,”Liberty e città termale:Salsomaggiore”,in Situazione degli studi sul Liberty,Firenze,1977

�� G. CANALI,V. SAVI,”Parma Neoclassica”,in AA. VV.,”Parma la città storica”,Parma,1978

�� G. SNELLI, “Salsomaggiore Terme e Tabiano: dalle origini ai nostri giorni”, Salsomaggiore, 1979

�� M. BONATTI,”Nascita e sviluppo di una città termale:Salsomaggiore”,Fidenza,1981 �� P.ZERMANI,”La geografia del sale:”fabrica” e paesaggio delle saline di Salsomaggiore(secoli XI-

XVIII)”,in “Storia della città-Rivista nazionale e territoriale”,n. 24,ottobre-dicembre 1982

�� R. BOSSAGLIA,”Stile e struttura delle città termali”,1984

�� M. BONATTI BACCHINI,”L'architettura del verde:un progetto decisivo per la sistemazione

urbanistica di Salsomaggiore”,in Stile e struttura delle città termali(Atti del Convegno,San Pellegrino1981),vol. II,Bergamo 1985

�� R. BOSSAGLIA,M. BONATTI BACCHINI,”Tra Liberty e Dèco:Salsomaggiore”,Parma, 1986

�� P. MEZZADRI, “Le acque salate e le saline di Salsomaggiore”, Fidenza, 1987

�� M. BONATTI BACCHINI, “Art deco termale”, Milano, 1989

�� G. SNELLI, Salsomaggiore Terme e Tabiano: dalle origini ai nostri giorni”, Tabiano, 1990, Roma, 1990

�� V. GRAZZI, “La cura delle inalazioni a Salsomaggiore”

�� E. FAROLDI, “Salsomaggiore Terme: architettura tra progetto e realtà”, Parma, 1993

�� M. BONATTI BACCHINI,”Salsomaggiore celebra Galileo Chini”,Parma,PPS Editrice,1995

�� “Salsomaggiore Terme: un paese, la sua storia, la sua anima” , Milano, 1995

�� P. DELFANTI: Salsomaggiore Terme, Castel S. Giovanni, 1995

�� M. BONATTI BACCHINI, “Galileo Chini: dipinti, ceramiche, disegni 1911-1924, Salsomaggiore 1995

�� MARZOLINI e N. SILVOTTI, “Salsomaggiore: Liberty dintorni”, Parma, 1997

�� G.C. PEDRETTI, “I pozzi petroliferi di Salsomaggiore”, Salsomaggiore, 2007

�� R. TANZI, “Salsomaggiore: storia e storie d’acqua”, Parma, 2008


ACTIONS UNDERTAKEN AND IN PROGRESS ACCORDING TO THE CRITERIA OF THE REGULATIONS

ACTIONS UNDERTAKEN AND IN PROGRESS

1. Paris - from 21st to 24th January 2010 Roundtable of the E.H.T.T.A Association and predisposition of the criteria for the candidacy to the Cultural Routes of the European Council, on the occasion of “Les Thermalies” – Le salon de l’eau et du bien-etre. 2. Acqui Terme 6th – 7th May 2010 Meeting in Acqui Terme: “European study days and the promotion and enhancement of the European Thermal Heritage”. 3. Acqui Terme September 2010 “Feeling Good” 4th edition Four days dedicated to wellness an tourism and to the promotion of the thematic tourist offer. All the E.H.T.T.A partners will participate to the venue. 4. Ourense 15th – 16th - 17th October 2010 TERMATALIA “International Exhibition of Thermal Tourism” Termatalia is one the three international thermal trade fair in Spain and the only specialized in the thermal sector.All the E.H.T.T.A partners will participate to the venue. 5. Vichy from 25th to 27th November 2010 “European Thermal Meeting”: International event on the thermal world including three workshops. The idea of creating such action stems from the success of the first Symposium organized in Aix Les Bains by ANMCT in 2006 which saw the participation of 500 people from 20 European countries. It will be created an event capable of:

• To gather the whole European professional people concerned with thermalism, wellbeing and recreational activities to plan to be listening to the practices in use in each participating country, to exchange experiences and know-how... through plenary sessions and workshops focusing on various sets of themes.

• To heighten elected people, decision makers, town and country planners awareness in order to make them aware of the interest represented by the safeguarding and enhancement of thermal heritage to have in mind to develop a high-performance tool as regards tourism and economy.

• To set up a durable and dynamic partnership between the European countries associated to the Cultural Route .

6. Scientific Data Base which will collect the literature and the bibliography related to the sector 7. Thermal Data Base, which will collect all the information related to the European spa culture, from healing tourism to cultural and artistic. This database, will be the base of the web site and of the portal, it will also be a valuable tool to create the "product Spas of Europe" thus facilitating the creation of partnerships with travel agencies and tour operators. 8. WEB SITE. It will be a dynamic and constantly updated instrument structured into several sections: a presentation of the spa towns of the network, actions and activities undertaken by the Route, activities undertaken by the partners beyond the Route, regulation area, and information area. It will also be a useful support in the events organization with an area dedicated to recording. An area will then be devoted to communication and information among the partners. We will also created a single portal


for the promotion and marketing, with the of online booking option, where the user can implement a number of selections to suit his requirements, narrow the choice field and then proceed directly with the booking. 9. Handbook “Sustainable quality European thermal tourism" The research will aim at defining actions, tools and ways to develop a sustainable thermal tourism, therefore capable of preserving the territory, population and natural resources as well as the artistic and cultural factors that characterize the thermal environment. A publication of about 80 pages, coated board cover and art paper. 10. Itinerant photographic Exhibition "European Thermal Landscape” Account of a prestigious past or new constructions designed for the thermalism or its derived activities (wellbeing and recreational activities), the water cities’ architecture is one of the major components of thermal Heritage: thermal baths, hotels, pump rooms, casinos, bandstands, but not only since one must link the parks and gardens with them, places of sociability and conviviality above all else. All that will represents in the Exhibition.


MAPS

FIRST STEP

1 Belgium City of Spa

2 France City of Vichy

3 Italy City of Acqui Terme

4 Italy City Salsomaggiore

5 Italy City of Bagni di Lucca

6 Portugal City of Chaves

7 Czech Republic

Karlovy Vary Region (three thermal towns Františkovy Lázně Karlovy Vary Mariánské Lázně)

8 UK City of Bath

9 Slovakia City of Piešt’any

SECOND STEP

COUNTRY SPA RESORT

10 Germany City of Baden Baden

11 Hungary City of Budapest

12 Czech Republic City of Karlovy Vary

13 Bulgaria City of Kyustendil

14 Luxembourg City of Mondorf les Bains

15 Spain City of Ourense

16 Sweden City of Varberg

17 Romania City of Techirghiol


THIRD STEP

GREECE 1. Kamena Vourla 2. Edipsos

BULGARIA 3. Velingrad 4. Kyustendil

HUNGARY

5. Budapest

SLOVAKIA 6. Piešt’any

CZECH REPUBLIC 7. Karlovy Vary 8. Františkovy Lázně 9. Marianske Lazně

AUSTRIA 10. Baden bei Wien 11. Bad Ischl

GERMANY 12. Bad Brükenhaus 13. Bad Nauheim 14. Stadt Bad Ems 15. Weisbaden 16. Baden Baden

SWIZERLAND 17. Vals

ITALY 18. San Pellegrino Terme 19. Acqui Terme 20. Salsomaggiore 21. Montecatini 22. Bagni di Lucca 23. Monte Pignoni 24. Cianciano Terme

PORTUGAL 25. Pedras Salgadas 26. Vidago 27. Chaves

SPAIN 28. Mondariz 29. Carratraca 30. Caldes de Montbui


FRANCE 31. Bagnères – de - Bigorre 32. Dax 33. Aix - les - Bains 34. Evian 35. Châtel - Guyon 36. Royat - Chamalièrs 37. Vichy 38. Vittel

LUXEMBOURG 39. Mondorf – les Bains

BELGIUM 40. Spa 41. Chaudfontaine

ENGLAND

42. Bath 43. Cheltenham 44. Royal Leamington Spa 45. Buxton

SWEDEN 46. Varberg

FINLAND 47. Naantali


PART III

REQUEST FOR AUTORISATION OF A NETWORK

CHOICE OF A THEME OR ASPECT OF A THEME MAKING UP PART OF THE PROGRAMME OF CULTURAL ROUTES OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE The theme chosen is the Thermal Heritage and History of Europe and European traditions, as EHTTA intend mainly to focus on the tangible and intangible heritage of thermal towns. Living art and European identity could also be largely connected to the theme chosen.

AREA OF CONSIDERATION FROM THE RESEARCH LEAD AROUND THE THEME

The network in question was born spontaneously during the project Culture 2000 “Thermae Europae”. All around the Co-organizer cities of the project collected other spa towns with the intention of creating a system aiming at make the spa sector (its heritage but also its industry) recognized and approved at European level. Among the tools identified to give foundation to the network and feasibility to the actions, in first instance was identified the creation of a non-profit European Association (the EHTTA), secondly to obtain the approval of European Cultural Itinerary, and ultimately the submission of applications for funding under both programs, territorial cooperation (Interreg Central Europe, Med) or programs such as Culture (in this case is already under study, a project aimed at enhancing the thermal architecture in Europe (Liberty Heritage and Art Nouveau) and the landscape and promote thermal spa towns such as cultural centres in Europe. These activities will be coordinated for the scientific aspect by Academic Committee that will aim to indicate the contents related more closely the historical aspect of art. The Academic Committee will be joined later by a Technical Board, composed of experts in euro projects, communications and tourism, which can translate into actions and projects the suggestions expressed by the Academic Committee. The committee and the board will always refer to the steering committee.

PROGRAMME (OBJECTIVES, METHODS, PARTNERS…) The Route aims to achieve a program of actions capable to develop a new strategy for thermal sector which will have to be considered in the future one of the most promising sector for its cultural and touristic potential, contributing to the economy of culture and in order to fulfil the objective of the Lisbon strategy, making the EU “the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world, capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion”.

We summarize the main actions we plan to carry out in a short-medium term (already described in the text): EVENTS

“Feeling Good” 4th edition, Acqui Terme September 2010 “TERMATALIA” Ourense 15th – 16th - 17th October 2010 “European Thermal Meeting” Vichy from 25th to 27th November 2010

PRODUCTS Scientific Data Base Thermal Data Base

WEB SITE


Unique portal for promotion and marketing, Handbook “Sustainable quality European thermal tourism" Itinerant photographic Exhibition "European Thermal Landscape"

In the long-term period we plan to carry out the following actions: Itinerant exhibitions, Thematic festivals, Seminars e conferences, Competitions, Publications Objectives pursued:

�� promotion and development of a truly historic spa route that can be part of the international tourist circuit, facilitating the understanding of each area and spa town, acting within this network;

�� promotion of the knowledge and true originality of the thermal offer, the city of health;

�� promotion of the intercultural dialogue, health and wellbeing of European citizens;

�� promotion the experience exchange of and good practice between administrations and cultural and socio-economic operators;

�� promotion of the thermal system at European level, development of the research, analysis, studies, statistics in the thermal sector;

�� integration of the architectural and artistic heritage with the development policies of the spa town.;

�� promotion for tourism, coming into contact with tour operators at international level that will develop thematic catalogues. The "brand" and logo of the Itinerary will be used as trademarks as a guarantee of a tourist circuit quality, unique of its kind in Europe;

�� promotion of action relating to theme of cultural exchange and education, especially aimed at young people;

�� give voice to the diversities that characterized the culture and the spa tradition in various countries and create a round table while able to highlight the common elements and draw European strategies.

Method The managerial and operational method is that of the direct involvement of each partner and it will be achieved through: The Academic Committee formed by experts the expressed by each partner (subsequently the creation of the network system, to avoid an excessive number of members for single state it will be created a system of biannual rotation, to allow, besides a simpler possibility of renewing the research areas). The technical Board composed of experts in the euro projecting, tourism and communication provided by the designated by the partners (in this case it will also be apply the rotation system). The contact Committee, represented by the contact persons employed by each partner, who will be responsible for coordinating the activities on their territory and to work closely with the Secretariat of the Association. The contact will be a permanent committee and therefore there will be no system. The Steering Committee and the Secretariat of the Association will coordinate the work of all.

Partners In the first instance the Partners of the Route will be the "spa town" which has been acknowledged since its foundation in the definition of spa town, having historically deployed activities linked to water cures with its effects on the development of the town, its architecture, tourism and cultural and socioeconomic initiatives. The water cures in question are linked to the exploitation of mineral and spa waters. In a second time public or private institutions which directly or indirectly support the interests of historic spa towns in the pursuit of their objectives will be involved.


There are currently advanced stage of contacts with the Piedmont Region (Italy); Province of Alessandria (Italy), "ATL Alexala" Agency for the Development of Tourism of the 190 communes of the province of Alessandria (Italy); "ANCOT The National Thermal Association of Towns (Italy); "Federterme", the association of the spa (Italy), "Association Nationale des Communes de Maires Thermales" that groupes 70 of the 100 French towns thermal (France); "Route des Villes d'Eaux du Massif Central "that links 17 thermal towns, from 8 metropolitan 'départements' and 4 'régions' of the Massif Central mountain range (France)" . MEMBER STATES INVOLVED As mentioned before the building of the network will be in three phases. The first (current) includes the following countries: BELGIUM, FRANCE, ITALY, PORTUGAL, CEZCH REPUBLIC, UNITED KINGDOM, SLOVAKIA The second will consist in the enlargement of the network to the following countries: GERMANY, HUNGARIA, BULGARIA, LUXEMBOURG, SPAIN, SWEDEN, ROMANIA The third, the conclusion, will include and will be completed with: GREECE, AUSTRIA, FINLAND The graphic representation of the evolution is the charter MAPS: TERRITORIES INVOLVED (ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE TECHNICAL BOARD SHOULD FILL THIS PART) The EHTTA statute consider, in addition to the effective members (which must be the "spa town" which has been acknowledged since its foundation in the definition of spa town, having historically deployed activities linked to water cures with its effects on the development of the town, its architecture, tourism and cultural and socioeconomic initiatives. The water cures in question are linked to the exploitation of mineral and spa waters) also of associated members who are public or private institutions Which directly or indirectly support the interests of historic spa towns in the pursuit of their objectives, for example by providing financial support or consultancy, by coordinating research activities, or again by contributing to the activities of distributing the results and setting them up on a network. This category of members has been included as we are aware of the role that the regions, provinces, or private associations play in the development of the area surrounding the spa town. We must remember, first, that in many cases the development policies in tourism and spa are of competence of over municipal authorities and that the spa town is often placed in a rural area and it has to act in synergy with the surrounding area as attractor of interest. The same rules of engagement will be applied to the Route.


FINANCIAL VIABILITY OF THE PROJECT AND FINANCE PLAN

EHTTA will administrate the European Route of thermal heritage and thermal towns with the Association fundings and a specific budget line dedicated to the Thermal Route. EHTTA is considering to be quite an exclusive Thermal association. Even if thermal towns and centres of bigger or smaller size are around 4.000 in Europe and in some countries, for example in Italy, we may count several numbers of thermal cities (more than 400 in Italy). EHTTA will focus only on 30-40 members, that is the most relevant thermal cities in Europe for history, heritage and thermal tradition, dimension and quality of touristic services and hospitality facilities, thermal offer, and promotional and communication capacity. For 2010 the annual member fee to be part of EHTTA (founder members and ordinary members) have been define of 3.000 euro for each member. Therefore the first biannual provisional budget for 2010-2012 should not be less than a sum of 90.000-120.000 euros per year. Furthermore the articles of the Association foreseen the possibility to include Associated members and EHTTA decided to open the membership to some regions and other bodies (the Region Piedmont and the French Association Thermauvergne, and other 6 associations, as indicated above, have already express their willing to be included in EHTTA). This will make additional budget to the EHTTA. Moreover the collection of sponsorship related to the promotional activities by EHTTA within the thermal sector are on the way, and possibly already in 2011 some sponsorship will be agreed. The average yearly budget should therefore be around 160.000/200.000 euros in the next years. We also have to consider that thermal cities have a strong capacity and also necessity for promotion and organisation of cultural events, and scientific events like conferences and congress, and HETTA will probably benefit indirectly from the communication budget of the city involved. Concerning more in details the management of the Thermal Route, a budget line will be opened in order to manage the promotion of the Cultural Route. An extra fee to cities that will not have the requirements to be part of EHTTA but which will have all the requirements to be part of the Cultural Route will be collected and the annual fee should be of 1.000 euro (the decision have to be confirmed in the first general assembly of EHTTA to be realised in May). Probably the number of cities involved in the Thermal Route will be between 50 and 80 and therefore the extra budget for 2011 and 2012 could be around 20.000 and 50.000 euro added to the general budget of EHTTA. LEGAL STRUCTURE

The route will be managed and coordinated by the 'EHTTA "European Thermal Towns Association AISBL of which is attached the Statute. DEMOCRATIC FUNCTIONING

On the basis of previous experience (Culture Project "Thermae Europae" and EHTTA) the meetings attended by the Technical Board, the Steering Committee and the secretariat of the Association will be held at events planned by various cities in the network . Thus, besides ensuring an alternation of the locations, technical meetings at events will be undertaken that can be a showcase for all the organizations represented by the network. As was the Roundtable of the EHTTA Association for predisposition of the criteria for the candidacy to the Cultural Routes of the European Council, held in Paris - from 21st to 24th January 2010 on the occasion of "Les Thermalies" - Le salon de l'eau et du bien-etre. Or as expected for the following occasions: Acqui Terme September 2010, "Feeling Good" 4th Edition, Four days dedicated to an wellness tourism and to the promotion of the thematic tourist offer. EHTTA All the partners will participate to the venue.


Ourense 15th - 16th – 17th October 2010, TERMATALIA "International Exhibition of Thermal Tourism" Termatalia is one the three thermal international trade fair in Spain and the only Specialized in the thermal sector. All the EHTTA partners will participate to the venue. Vichy from 25th to 27th November 2010, "European Thermal Meeting"

The functioning of the structure will guarantee the highest participation of every member in the network. FUNDAMENTAL TEXTS Please find enclosed the following documents:

EHTTA Statute EHTTA Constitution Act Understanding and Commitment Letters

City of Spa Belgium City of Vichy France City of Acqui Terme Italy City Salsomaggiore Italy City of Bagni di Lucca Italy City of Chaves Portugal Karlovy Vary Region Czech Republic

City of Bath UK

City of Piestany Slovakia

City of Varberg Sweden

City of Techirghiol Romania

City of Ourense Spain

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nell’alessandrino diretta da Vera Comoli Mandracchi – SO.G.ED Edizioni 1999: � “Le livre d’or de Spa” – Le tableau d’Antoine Fontane, Notices rédigées par M.- C. Schils –

Introduction de J. Toussaint, Edition Du Musee de la Ville d’Eaux D/2006/10035/2 ; � “Le patriminie de Spa” – Vanessa Krins, n°47 Carnet du Patrimoine 2009; � “Au coeur de la forêt SPA alentours – Ville d’eau – d’histoire – de spectacles – Guy Lemarie,

Monique Noé, James Lohest, Éditions de l’Octogone 2009 ; � “Spa s’affiche” Publicité de la Ville d’eaux avant 1914 - Exposition Musée de la Ville d’eaux –

Editions du Musée de la Ville d’eaux 2004 ; � “The original spa waters of Belgium”L.M. Crismer – 1989 – S.A. SPA MONOPOLE N.V. � “Vichy Patrimoine” Remi Koltrine – editions Apore 2010; � “Patrimoine Thermal” 1er Rencontres Nationales sur l’Architecture et le Patrimoine des Villes

d’Eaux. “Les enjeux du développement ” – Actes du Colloque – Palais des Congrès – Ville de Vichy 22 octobre 2004. Association Nationale des Maires de Communes Thermales – Publication de Thermauvergne ;


� “Analyse et spécificités du Patrimoine Thermal des Villes d’Eaux du Massif Central” – Routes des Villes D’eau Massif Central - 2009

� “Inventaire du Patrimoine Thermal ” Vichy – Route des Villes d’Eaux du Massif Central - 2009

COMPOSITION OF THE NETWORK

At the moment the actual members of the network are 9 belonging to 7 European countries (Belgium, France, Italy, UK, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Portugal). The permanent Board of the route will be situated at the Secretariat of the Association Ehtta which currently employs 2 full time staff. Every institution will have 1 contact person. The City of Acqui Terme in particular has already provided 1 person part-time. NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS INVOLVED ON A REGULAR BASIS

The EHTTA will use the contribution of students and trainees for the promotion of its activities, in particular of the route, making also use of communitarian programs like Youth.

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